35.9% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandy Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandy Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Sandy Bay were born overseas, a figure that is far above the Tasmanian average. This international makeup is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots remain most common, but Chinese heritage is also very prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 36.4% and 26.9%. Chinese ancestry is also a significant part of the area at 14.5%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots at 10.4% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 35.9% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 10.2%.
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 Sandy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051031/sandy-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage