12.6% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mengha · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mengha
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.6% of people in Mengha were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a community with very strong ties to Australia and the UK, where English and Australian ancestries dominate the landscape.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 47.7% and 42.4% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at 7.9% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people were born in Australia (75.5%), while England (4.6%) and New Zealand (3.3%) are the most common overseas birthplaces. The proportion of overseas-born residents is a little below the Tasmanian average.
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 Mengha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60397/mengha/topic/ancestry-heritage