10.0% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7255, TAS · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 7255, TAS
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10% of people in postcode 7255 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of Australia and Tasmania.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, which together make up over 80% of the population. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, remaining well below the Tasmanian figure. Most people here were born in Australia, followed by smaller groups from England and New Zealand.
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 7255, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7255/7255-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage