6.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gretna · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gretna
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller share of people were born overseas in Gretna than across the rest of the country. Only 6.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. This highlights a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 55.5%, followed by English at 32.7% and Irish at 5.9%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 76% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the national figure. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 3.5% and India at 1.6%.
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 Gretna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60252/gretna/topic/ancestry-heritage