33.5% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hobart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hobart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Hobart, where 36.6% of people claim these roots. The area has become much more diverse over the last decade, with over a third of the population now born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian heritage are the most common, making up 36.6% and 25.7% of residents. Irish, Chinese, and Scottish ancestries also feature strongly, each held by about a tenth of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.5% of people in Hobart were born overseas, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and far above the Tasmanian average of 15.4%.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051027/hobart/topic/ancestry-heritage