8.1% ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tamworth - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tamworth - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Tamworth - East compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.1% of residents were born in another country, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a profile heavily shaped by local and traditional British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly 44% of people claim Australian ancestry, with English (39.4%), Irish (10.6%), and Scottish (9.1%) also making up large portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, though it rose 3.4 points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (85.2%), followed by small numbers from England, Vietnam, the Philippines, 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 Tamworth - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041202/tamworth-east/topic/ancestry-heritage