14.1% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South East Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in South East Coast
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for 45.8% of people in South East Coast. This area has a very strong connection to its British roots, with a large proportion of the population identifying as English, Australian, Irish, or Scottish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 45.8% and 38.3% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish ancestry also feature strongly at 10.9% and 10.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below Tasmania's 15.4%. This figure has risen 2.6 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (77.2%) and England (4.3%).
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 South East Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60303/south-east-coast/topic/ancestry-heritage