6.8% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Downlands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Downlands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.8% of people in Downlands were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small number of overseas births means the area is much more Australian-born than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 50.6%, followed by English ancestry at 43.9%. Scottish, Irish and German heritage are also common, making up smaller portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the national figure. In Downlands, 92% of the population was 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 Downlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60166/downlands/topic/ancestry-heritage