9.7% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Flinders and Cape Barren Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands than in most other areas. This is a predominantly Australian-born community where the vast majority of residents claim English, Australian, or Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 41% and Australian at 38.4%. Other significant groups include Scottish (11%), Irish (10.1%) and German (5.4%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.4% and far below the national average of 27.7%. This figure has barely changed since 2016, with nearly 80% of people 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 Flinders and Cape Barren Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031099/flinders-and-cape-barren-islands/topic/ancestry-heritage