25.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petcheys Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petcheys Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Petcheys Bay than in other Tasmanian towns. While about a quarter of the population was born abroad, the most common ancestral roots remain English, Irish and Australian.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.2%, followed by Irish at 19.6% and Australian at 17.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. While this is a little below the national average, it is much higher than most similar areas, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 11.3%.
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 Petcheys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60504/petcheys-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage