6.8% ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7120, TAS · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 7120, TAS
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 7120 than in most other areas. Only 6.8% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that is far below the national average. The area is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.6%, followed closely by Australian at 42.9%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (10.7%) and Irish (9.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the Australian average of 27.7%. While this number rose 1.5 percentage points since 2011, the vast majority of people here were born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 7120, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7120/7120-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage