23.7% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7248, TAS · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 7248, TAS
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 7248 were born overseas, a figure that has climbed steeply by 8.8 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area significantly more diverse in its origins than the Tasmanian average. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.4%) and Australian (35.4%) are the most common ancestries. Other notable groups include Irish (7.6%), Scottish (6.6%) and Chinese (3.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% but well below the national average of 27.7%. While 68.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Nepal (4.2%), India (2.6%) and China (2.0%).
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 7248, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7248/7248-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage