10.4% ▲ +64.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7172, TAS · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 7172, 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 7172 than in the rest of the country. Only 10.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. Most people here share English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.9% and 44.1% of the population. Other notable groups include Irish at 9.5% and Scottish at 8.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has risen 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10.4%. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the Australian average of 27.7%.
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 7172, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7172/7172-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage