15.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meander · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meander
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for the 51.3% of people in Meander who claim it. Along with 37.1% identifying as Australian, these two groups make up the vast majority of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Other common ancestries include Scottish at 8.0%, German at 6.5%, and Irish at 6.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. This is far below the national average of 27.7%, with 74.5% of people born in Australia and 5.9% in England.
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 Meander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60392/meander/topic/ancestry-heritage