16.3% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newstead · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newstead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Newstead, where nearly 45% of residents claim this background. The area has a strong mix of traditional British and Australian roots, while remaining far less diverse in birthplaces than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 44.9% and 40.3% of residents respectively. Scottish (11.7%) and Irish (11.2%) heritages are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.3% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. However, this is far below the Australian average of 27.7%, with 79.4% of the population born in Australia.
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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60453/newstead/topic/ancestry-heritage