11.2% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Old Beach - Otago · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Old Beach - Otago
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in the number of overseas-born residents has occurred in Old Beach - Otago since 2011. Most people here identify with English or Australian roots, and the area has a much lower share of residents born abroad than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 47% and 43.8% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also feature in the local breakdown.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. This figure rose slightly from 10% in 2011, with 86.3% of the population born in Australia.
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 Old Beach - Otago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011003/old-beach-otago/topic/ancestry-heritage