8.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moorleah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moorleah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Moorleah than in most similar areas. This reflects a population rooted in traditional heritage, where more than half of the residents claim Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 51.6%, followed by English at 34.2%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also present, each accounting for 8.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. Most residents were born in Australia (89.4%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 5.0%.
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 Moorleah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60422/moorleah/topic/ancestry-heritage