7.0% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small number of overseas births defines the heritage of Nook, where just 7% of people were born in another country. This is far lower than the national figure and suggests a population with deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (51.7%) or English (37.3%) ancestry. Scottish, Dutch, and Irish backgrounds are also common, making up smaller portions of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83.1% of residents born in Australia, Nook has a much lower proportion of overseas-born people than most areas. This figure is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the national rate.
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 Nook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60457/nook/topic/ancestry-heritage