11.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nugent · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nugent
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.1% of people in Nugent were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much less diverse in its origins than the typical Australian town. Most residents trace their roots back to Australia, England, or Scotland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half the population identifies as Australian, with English and Scottish ancestry also common at 35.9% and 11.1% respectively. Irish and Chinese ancestries are less frequent, making up 3.4% and 2.6% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian average of 15.4%. This is reflected in the birthplaces of residents, where 79.5% were born in Australia and 6.8% in England.
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 Nugent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60469/nugent/topic/ancestry-heritage