15.4% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Otago · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Otago
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British roots define the identity of Otago, where nearly half the people claim English ancestry. This heritage shapes a community that is far less diverse than the national average, though it remains typical for Tasmania.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most common, making up 49.7% of the population, followed by Australian (33.9%) and Irish (14.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state figure, though this is far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Otago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60483/otago/topic/ancestry-heritage