6.8% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forcett · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forcett
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Forcett compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.8% of residents were born abroad, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. This creates a community with very strong ties to Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, making up 48.8% and 46.2% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also present, accounting for 9% and 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, at 85.8%. Those born overseas most commonly come from England (3.4%) or New Zealand (0.8%), reflecting the area's low overseas-born 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 Forcett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60207/forcett/topic/ancestry-heritage