Copping · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Copping

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Overseas births have remained very low in Copping, with only 6.5% of people born outside Australia. This makes the area far less diverse than the national average, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas.

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📍 Copping, Suburb / Locality

Where Copping sits — People born overseas

6.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Copping — lower than 73% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Copping6.5%
7174, TAS 6.5%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 53.5%, followed by Australian at 38.5%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 15.0% and 12.0% of the community respectively.

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In Copping, the largest group is English at 43%, followed by Australian (31%) and Scottish (12%).

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 Australian average. This is reflected in the fact that 87.0% of residents were born in Australia.

6.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Copping, Australia is the majority at 96%; England is next at 4%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Copping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60127/copping/topic/ancestry-heritage