11.3% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gray · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gray
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gray than in the rest of the country, with only 11.3% of residents arriving from abroad. This creates a significant gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents identify with traditional roots, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 26.8% and Scottish at 12.7%. Other common ancestral roots include German and Irish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian average of 15.4% and far below the Australian figure. Most people were born in Australia (81.7%), while 8.5% were born in England.
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 Gray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60249/gray/topic/ancestry-heritage