27.8% ▲ +237.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Derwent Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Derwent Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of residents were born overseas in Derwent Park than in most similar areas. While this matches the national average, it is far above the Tasmanian figure, reflecting a diverse population where over a quarter of people grew up outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 35.1% and English at 32.1%. Other significant groups include Irish (8.0%), Scottish (6.9%), and Indian (4.7%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the state average of 15.4%. This diversity is seen in the birthplaces of residents, with India (5.0%), Nepal (4.2%), and Vietnam (3.8%) being common origins after 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 Derwent Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60152/derwent-park/topic/ancestry-heritage