19.6% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mountain River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mountain River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Mountain River were born overseas, bringing a global mix to this rural Tasmanian area. While English and Australian roots dominate the local identity, the community is more internationally diverse than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English ancestry at 50.0%, followed by Australian at 37.6% and Scottish at 13.4%. Irish and German roots are also common, making up 11.9% and 6.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.6% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. However, this is well below the national average of 27.7%, with most residents born in Australia (77.7%) or England (5.9%).
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 Mountain River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60436/mountain-river/topic/ancestry-heritage