Kaoota · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Kaoota

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

English ancestry is the most common heritage in Kaoota, where nearly half of the residents claim this background. Most people here were born in Australia, and the area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.

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📍 Kaoota, Suburb / Locality

Where Kaoota sits — People born overseas

9.2% ▼ -31.9%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kaoota — lower than 61% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Kaoota9.2%
7150, TAS 16.0%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English (49.8%) and Australian (47.2%) are the most frequent ancestries reported here, followed by Irish at 12.2% and Scottish at 7.0%.

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Kaoota splits fairly evenly between English (39%) and Australian (37%), with Irish at 10%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 9.2% of people in Kaoota were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (87.3%).

9.2% ▼ -31.9%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Kaoota, Australia is the majority at 97%; England is next at 3%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/ancestry-heritage