14.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dowsing Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dowsing Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in cultural roots has seen Dowsing Point become more diverse since 2011. While most residents still claim European origins, nearly 44% now identify as Australian, alongside significant English and Scottish ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 44.2%, followed by English at 31.2% and Scottish at 16.9%. German and Indian ancestries also feature, at 7.8% and 3.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.3% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure, and far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Dowsing Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60167/dowsing-point/topic/ancestry-heritage