16.8% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dover · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dover
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Dover, making up 44.1% of the population. This small community has a strong British and Australian heritage, though it is more likely to have residents born overseas than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are the most frequent, accounting for 44.1% and 34.8% of residents. Irish and Scottish ancestries are also common at 12.4% and 10.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.8% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 76.2% of the population born in 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 Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60165/dover/topic/ancestry-heritage