18.9% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hobart · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hobart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse roots shape daily life in Hobart, where nearly one in five people were born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the city has seen a steady rise in people moving here from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 42.5%, followed by Australian at 37.6% and Irish at 10.7%. Other notable ancestral roots include Scottish at 9.4% and German at 3.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that has risen 5.7 points since 2011. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%, though it remains well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/601/hobart/topic/ancestry-heritage