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Macquarie Plains · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Macquarie Plains

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

A huge 22 percentage point gap separates Macquarie Plains from the national figure for overseas births. Most people here were born in Australia, and the area has a very strong connection to British and Irish roots.

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📍 Macquarie Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Macquarie Plains sits — People born overseas

5.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Macquarie Plains — lower than 76% of areas.

Macquarie Plains5.7%
7140, TAS 8.2%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 45.3%, followed by Australian at 39.6% and Irish at 17.0%.

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In Macquarie Plains, the largest group is English at 42%, followed by Australian (37%) and Irish (16%).

English 45.3% Australian 39.6% Irish 17.0% Scottish 5.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 5.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%.

People born overseas

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5.7% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Country of birth

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In Macquarie Plains, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 94.3%

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 Macquarie Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60377/macquarie-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage