21.6% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Stuart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A significant gap exists between Mount Stuart and the rest of the state, with 21.6% of residents born overseas. This figure is well above the Tasmanian average, though it remains well below the national rate. Most people here identify with English, Australian, or Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 34.9% and Irish at 14.5%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than one in five people were born outside Australia, a rate much higher than most similar areas. While 75.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China, India, and New Zealand.
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 Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60434/mount-stuart/topic/ancestry-heritage