12.9% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Geilston Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Geilston Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, Geilston Bay is largely made up of people born in Australia. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, which shapes the local heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim English ancestry, followed by 41.2% who identify as Australian. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 13.4% and 10.3% of the group.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 12.9% of people were born overseas, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Most residents were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.4%.
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 Geilston Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60224/geilston-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage