12.9% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Geilston Bay - Risdon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Geilston Bay - Risdon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for people in Geilston Bay - Risdon, where 47.9% of residents claim these roots. This is a predominantly Australian-born area with a small but growing proportion of people from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 47.9% and 41.3% of the population. Irish (13.1%) and Scottish (10.7%) are also common backgrounds here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below the Tasmanian average. This proportion has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011, with 85.1% of residents 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 Geilston Bay - Risdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021006/geilston-bay-risdon/topic/ancestry-heritage