11.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blackwall · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blackwall
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of heritage has shaped Blackwall, where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common. Most residents are born in Australia, while those born overseas make up 11.6% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.9%, followed by Australian at 39.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.9% and 10.2% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of people were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national rate of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 4.0%.
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 Blackwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60053/blackwall/topic/ancestry-heritage