15.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tennyson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Tennyson, where 43.8% of residents claim this heritage. This is a predominantly Australian-born community with strong ties to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 43.8% and 40.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 10.3% and 10.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A small number of people were born overseas, at 15.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.0%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13804/tennyson/topic/ancestry-heritage