10.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Osmaston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Osmaston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.4% of people in Osmaston were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong heritage tied to English and Australian roots. Most residents trace their family history back to the British Isles or Germany.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 44.8% and 42.7% of the population. Irish, German, and Scottish backgrounds are also represented, with Irish ancestry at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 10.4% of residents born overseas is well below the Tasmanian average of 15.4% and far below the 27.7% seen across Australia. Roughly 79.2% were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.3%.
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 Osmaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60481/osmaston/topic/ancestry-heritage