12.9% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pegarah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pegarah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most residents in Pegarah share a deep connection to British and Australian roots. With nearly half the population claiming English ancestry, the area is heavily shaped by these heritage links.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, at 48.3% and 45.6% respectively. Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than across Australia, at 12.9%. This is also a little below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%, with 82.3% of residents born in Australia.
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 Pegarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60498/pegarah/topic/ancestry-heritage