6.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Abbotsham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Abbotsham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of heritage defines Abbotsham, where the vast majority of people trace their roots to the British Isles. This is a very traditional community with a small minority of residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the people here claim Australian ancestry, while nearly 50% identify as English. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and well below the 15.4% seen across Tasmania. The vast majority, or 83.1%, 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 Abbotsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60001/abbotsham/topic/ancestry-heritage