14.6% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Currie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Currie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Irish roots dominate the family trees of people in Currie. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together making up over 84% of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 40.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 10.4% and 8.7% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most areas. While this is similar to the Tasmanian figure, it is far below the national average, with the Philippines and New Zealand being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Currie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60142/currie/topic/ancestry-heritage