10.1% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Penguin - Sulphur Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Penguin - Sulphur Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestry are the dominant roots for the 46.4% and 44.6% of people in Penguin - Sulphur Creek. This heritage is reflected in the area's high proportion of Australian-born residents, making it much less diverse than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry, while English, Scottish, Irish and German roots make up the remaining major groups.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.4 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the Tasmanian average.
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 Penguin - Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011079/penguin-sulphur-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage