8.1% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7176, TAS · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few residents were born outside Australia in postcode 7176, creating a community with deep local roots. This area is far less diverse than the rest of the country, with the vast majority of people tracing their family history back to the British Isles.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 42.2% and 38.9%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots. Chinese ancestry accounts for 3.8% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (77.8%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.2%.
8.1% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 7176, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7176/7176-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage