12.4% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Midway Point · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level among similar areas, Midway Point is a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, with nearly 89% identifying with one of these two groups.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here at 46.4% and 42.6% respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature in the local mix.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 12.4%, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Most of those born outside Australia came from England, followed by New Zealand.
12.4% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Midway Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60404/midway-point/topic/ancestry-heritage