9.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7180, TAS · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in postcode 7180 by the 2021 census, with the proportion falling to 9.0%. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of Tasmania or the nation. Most residents trace their roots back to English and Australian ancestors.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.1% and 37.7% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots follow as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and fell 1.2 points since 2011. While 76.0% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England and the Philippines.
9.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 7180, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7180/7180-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage