35.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jackeys Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of backgrounds defines daily life in Jackeys Marsh, where over a third of the people were born outside Australia. This is a much higher proportion than seen across the rest of the state, creating a unique cultural blend for the area.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, with 28.6% and 33.3% respectively, followed by Irish ancestry at 21.4%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over 35% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 15.4% seen in Tasmania and well above the national figure. While 61.9% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.1%.
35.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Jackeys Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60290/jackeys-marsh/topic/ancestry-heritage