25.4% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kingston - Huntingfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kingston - Huntingfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas arrivals has shaped Kingston - Huntingfield, with the proportion of people born abroad rising by 8.4 percentage points since 2011. Over a quarter of the population now hails from outside Australia, making the area more diverse than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 40.8%, followed by Australian at 35.3% and Irish at 10.6%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently at 9.2% and 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and a little below the national 27.7%. While 71.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 6.0% and England at 4.2%.
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 Kingston - Huntingfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041022/kingston-huntingfield/topic/ancestry-heritage