10.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tahara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tahara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The ancestral makeup of Tahara has remained steady over time, with English and Australian roots dominating the landscape. Most of the population was born here, and the area's mix of origins is much more traditional than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 73.3%, followed by Australian at 46.7% and Scottish at 26.7%. German and Irish roots are also present, each accounting for 10.0% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. While 86.7% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 13.3%.
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 Tahara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22420/tahara/topic/ancestry-heritage