14.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Goshen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Goshen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Goshen claim English ancestry, making it a dominant cultural thread for the area. While most residents were born in Australia, the community has a diverse range of roots with significant links to the UK and New Zealand.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 48% of the population. Other notable roots include Dutch at 7.4%, Irish at 4.2%, and Scottish at 3.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. This is far below the national average, with England (10.5%) and New Zealand (6.3%) being the primary birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Goshen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60241/goshen/topic/ancestry-heritage