24.0% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gordon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in Gordon were born overseas, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area's birthplaces are more diverse than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 48.1% and 42.3% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at 10.1% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24% of people were born overseas, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% but well below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (69.2%), followed by England (9.1%) and the Philippines (2.9%).
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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60239/gordon/topic/ancestry-heritage