11.0% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Coast · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Coast
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 in West Coast (Tas.), though the area remains very traditional. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestry making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common at 42.6% and 41.4%, followed by Irish (10%), Scottish (7.2%) and German (4.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.4%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031097/west-coast/topic/ancestry-heritage