7.8% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian is the most common ancestry in Forest, claimed by 50.4% of residents. This community is much more likely to be born in Australia than the national average, with very few residents coming from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 41.6%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots at around 10% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Australian figure and well below the Tasmania average. The vast majority were born in Australia (88.4%), while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60208/forest/topic/ancestry-heritage