15.0% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Middleton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Middleton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Middleton claim English ancestry, which is the most common root for residents here. While most people were born in Australia, the area has a diverse mix of Scottish, Irish and Chinese heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most prominent at 52.3%, followed by Australian (30.7%), Scottish (14.6%), and Irish (12.2%) roots. A smaller group of residents, 3.5%, identify as Chinese.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Tasmania average, though it is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60403/middleton/topic/ancestry-heritage