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Orielton · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Orielton

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Far fewer people were born overseas in Orielton than in most similar areas. The community is dominated by people with Australian and English roots, with only 4.7% of residents born outside Australia.

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Where Orielton sits — People born overseas

4.7% ▼ -15.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Orielton — lower than 80% of areas.

Orielton4.7%
7172, TAS 10.4%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Nearly half of the population claims Australian ancestry (49.3%), with English ancestry also very common at 46.5%. Irish roots are the next most frequent at 9.8%.

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Orielton splits fairly evenly between Australian (42%) and English (40%), with Irish at 8%.

Australian 49.3% English 46.5% Irish 9.8% Scottish 4.7% Indian 1.9% German 1.6% Dutch 1.2% Italian 0.9% Greek 0.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 4.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 15.4% figure for Tasmania and the 27.7% national average. The vast majority of people here were born in Australia (83.7%).

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4.7% ▼ -15.5%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Orielton, Australia is the majority at 98%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 83.7% England 2.1%

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 Orielton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60480/orielton/topic/ancestry-heritage