11.0% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Don · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Don
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong British heritage shapes the daily identity of Don, where nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry. The area is very traditional in its roots, with a small minority of people born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48.1% and 43.9% of the population respectively. Scottish (11.4%) and Irish (6.8%) roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. Most people were born in Australia (84.5%), followed by England (3.6%).
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 Don [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60162/don/topic/ancestry-heritage