10.3% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boomer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boomer Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Boomer Bay, where over half the residents claim this background. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and maintains a strong traditional European heritage, with most people tracing their roots to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads at 52.1%, followed by Australian at 30.8% and Irish at 20.5%. Scottish and German backgrounds are also present, making up 17.1% and 5.1% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (86.3%), while those born abroad most commonly come from 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 Boomer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60062/boomer-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage