11.1% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cambridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cambridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cambridge than in most other parts of the country. Only 11.1% of the population was born abroad, a figure that has remained completely steady since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 50.6% and Australian at 42.1%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 86.5% of residents born in Australia, the overseas-born population is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021005/cambridge/topic/ancestry-heritage