21.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barnes Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barnes Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people were born overseas in Barnes Bay than in most similar areas. While 21.4% of residents were born abroad, this is well above the Tasmanian figure but still well below the national average. The community is predominantly of English, Australian, and Scottish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 67.9%, followed by Australian and Scottish backgrounds, both at 28.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much higher than in most similar areas, with 21.4% of people born outside Australia. This is 6.1 percentage points above the state figure, and the majority of these residents were born in England.
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 Barnes Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60030/barnes-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage