10.1% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wynyard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wynyard
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much fewer people were born overseas in Wynyard than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are very common, only 10.1% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 46.3% and 45.2% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Scottish (9.5%) and Irish (8.8%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia (83.7%), followed by England (4.1%) and New Zealand (1.3%).
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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011084/wynyard/topic/ancestry-heritage