6.8% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dromedary · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dromedary
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A vast majority of people in Dromedary trace their roots back to the British Isles. This local character is reflected in the high proportion of residents with Australian and English ancestry, making the area feel very traditional in its heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as Australian (46.7%), followed by English (38.8%), Irish (9.2%), and Scottish (7.8%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. Most people here were born in Australia (83.2%).
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 Dromedary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60168/dromedary/topic/ancestry-heritage