10.3% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Arm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Arm
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.3% of people in South Arm were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This is a community with very deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up nearly 91% of the population combined. Other common roots include Irish and Scottish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmania figure. This has barely changed since 2011, with 85.9% 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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021012/south-arm/topic/ancestry-heritage