11.5% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Sorell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Sorell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Port Sorell than in most other similar areas. This local community is shaped by deep roots in the UK and Ireland, with an overseas-born population that has barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.4% and 43.9% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, at 10.2% and 9.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is also well below the Tasmanian average of 15.4%, and the proportion has barely changed 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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021089/port-sorell/topic/ancestry-heritage