11.9% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Prospect Vale - Blackstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Prospect Vale - Blackstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Prospect Vale - Blackstone, where 11.9% of people were born outside Australia. While this is an increase from 2011, the area remains far less diverse than the national average. Most residents identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.8% and 44.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, each accounting for 9.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (84.6%), followed by England at 3.1%.
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 Prospect Vale - Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011044/prospect-vale-blackstone/topic/ancestry-heritage