6.9% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mooreville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mooreville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent shifts in birthplace and ancestry show Mooreville remains a very traditional community. Almost half of the residents identify as Australian by descent, and the area has far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 49.5%. Other notable roots include Irish at 10.8% and Scottish at 8.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the 27.7% national average. Most people were born in Australia, accounting for 83.1% of the population.
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 Mooreville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60420/mooreville/topic/ancestry-heritage