8.6% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Falmouth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Falmouth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Falmouth, where nearly half of residents claim English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in a population that is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few people arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.0%, followed by Australian at 40.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.1% and 13.7% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.4% and far below the Australian average. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, accounting for 77.0% of the population.
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 Falmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60197/falmouth/topic/ancestry-heritage