7.7% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Central Highlands · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Central Highlands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady proportion of overseas-born residents has defined Central Highlands since 2011, with only 7.7% of people born outside Australia. This makes it one of the most Australian-born areas in the region, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent here, making up 45.3% and 44.5% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 9.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, and 83.2% of residents were born in Australia.
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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60301/central-highlands/topic/ancestry-heritage