6.5% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ravenswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ravenswood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Ravenswood compared to the rest of the country, with only 6.5% born abroad. This is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Most residents here identify with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.3%, followed closely by Australian at 43.2%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also represented at 7.6% and 6.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the 27.7% national average. This number rose slightly since 2011, with 83.8% of residents 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 Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011045/ravenswood/topic/ancestry-heritage