14.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boat Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boat Harbour
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Boat Harbour claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community has a strong British and Australian identity, while about 14.7% of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 51.9%, followed by Australian at 42.5% and Irish at 12.7%. Scottish and German heritage are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmania figure. Most residents were born in Australia (80.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.4%.
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 Boat Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60058/boat-harbour/topic/ancestry-heritage