8.0% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
7262, TAS · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 7262, TAS
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8% of people in postcode 7262 were born overseas, making it a community with a very low proportion of overseas-born residents. This figure is far below the national average and reflects a population with deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.6% and 41.1% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents rose slightly from 7% in 2011 to 8% in 2021, though this remains well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. Most people here were born in Australia, followed by small numbers 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 7262, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7262/7262-tas/topic/ancestry-heritage