8.1% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maydena · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maydena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small number of overseas births defines Maydena, where only 8.1% of people were born outside Australia. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below the Tasmanian average. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with English and Australian ancestries dominating the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.5%, followed by Australian at 37.9%. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 5.1% and German at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of residents were born overseas, which is lower than most areas and well below the 15.4% seen across Tasmania. Most people were born in Australia (79.3%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 3.5%.
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 Maydena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60389/maydena/topic/ancestry-heritage