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Acton - Upper Burnie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Acton - Upper Burnie

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Almost half of the people in Acton - Upper Burnie identify as Australian by ancestry. The area is predominantly of British and Irish descent, with a very small proportion of residents born outside Australia.

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Where Acton - Upper Burnie sits — People born overseas

8.8% ▲ +33.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Acton - Upper Burnie — lower than 89% of areas.

Acton - Upper Burnie8.8%
7320, TAS 10.6%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 48.2% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots follow as the next most frequent.

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In Acton - Upper Burnie, the largest group is Australian at 43%, followed by English (37%) and Irish (8%).

Australian 48.2% English 41.9% Irish 8.7% Scottish 6.9% German 2.8% Dutch 1.4% Chinese 0.8% Italian 0.6% Filipino 0.6% Indian 0.6%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 8.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure has risen slightly by 2.2 percentage points since 2011, with most overseas-born people coming from England, New Zealand, India and Nepal.

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8.8% ▲ +33.1%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Acton - Upper Burnie, Australia is the majority at 95%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 84.6% England 2.1% New Zealand 1.1% India 0.6% Nepal 0.5% Philippines 0.3% China 0.2% South Africa 0.2%

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 Acton - Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011075/acton-upper-burnie/topic/ancestry-heritage