12.4% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lower Snug · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lower Snug
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the heritage of Lower Snug, where nearly 46% of people claim Australian ancestry. Most residents were born here or in the UK, creating a community with deep ancestral links to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, followed by Irish (15.7%) and Scottish (8.9%) roots. German ancestry is also present for 7.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people here were born overseas, which is a little below the Tasmania figure and far below the national average. The vast majority were born in Australia (83.7%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.8%.
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 Lower Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60362/lower-snug/topic/ancestry-heritage