11.4% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Devonport · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Devonport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as other similar areas, Devonport has a population where most people trace their roots to the British Isles. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though only 11.4% of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 45.2% and 43.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 9.4% and 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.5%), followed by England at 2.9%.
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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60156/devonport/topic/ancestry-heritage