14.7% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eaglehawk Neck · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eaglehawk Neck
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of heritage defines Eaglehawk Neck, where English and Australian roots remain the most common. The area has a fairly consistent pattern of birthplaces, though it is far less diverse than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 37.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each held by 10.4% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.7% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. However, this is far below the national average, with 80.6% 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 Eaglehawk Neck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60174/eaglehawk-neck/topic/ancestry-heritage