28.2% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Hobart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in North Hobart were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the area has a diverse mix of roots that mirror a broad international profile.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 39.2% and 30.2%, followed by Irish, Scottish, and Chinese backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the Tasmanian average of 15.4% and about the same as the national figure. Beyond Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, China, Nepal, and India.
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 North Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60459/north-hobart/topic/ancestry-heritage