12.4% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burnie - Wivenhoe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burnie - Wivenhoe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much lower proportions of overseas-born residents live in Burnie - Wivenhoe compared to most other areas. While the share of people born abroad has risen to 12.4%, the area remains heavily shaped by its traditional Australian, English, Irish and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are equally common at 42.9% each. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also significant, making up 10.2% and 9.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 12.4% of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below the Tasmanian average. This figure has risen 3.4 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (80.7%), England (2.8%) and India (1.7%).
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 Burnie - Wivenhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011077/burnie-wivenhoe/topic/ancestry-heritage