11.2% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Aberdeen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Aberdeen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Aberdeen compared to the rest of the country, with only 11.2% of residents arriving from abroad. This creates a sharp contrast with the national figure, as the area is much more Australian-born than most other places in the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry, which is the most common. This is followed by Australian ancestry at 36.6% and Scottish ancestry at 16%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of people were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, at 86.6%.
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 Aberdeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60003/aberdeen/topic/ancestry-heritage