9.3% ▲ +62.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Smithton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Smithton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Smithton, where 9.3% of the population was born abroad. While this figure has risen since 2011, the area remains far less diverse than the national average. Most people here identify with their British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 44.8% and 39.5% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 8.7% and Scottish at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is also well below the Tasmanian average, though the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 3.6 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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031095/smithton/topic/ancestry-heritage