11.4% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Devonport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Devonport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Devonport, where 45.2% of residents claim these roots. The area has a very strong connection to British and Australian origins, though the proportion of people born overseas has been climbing slowly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 45.2% and 43.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 9.4% and 8.9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people in Devonport were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While this is well below the Tasmanian figure, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021085/devonport/topic/ancestry-heritage