11.1% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cambridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cambridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Cambridge than in the rest of the state or country, with only 11.1% of residents arriving from abroad. This creates a local profile where the vast majority of people are born in Australia and hold traditional British and Irish ancestral roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian at 38.5% and Irish at 13.3%. Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (84.5%), while the smallest groups came from England, China, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60090/cambridge/topic/ancestry-heritage