14.5% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Police Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Police Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Police Point than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is Australian, English and Scottish roots are common, alongside a notable Filipino presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.7%, followed by Australian (35.5%) and Scottish (14.5%). Filipino (9.2%) and Italian (7.9%) ancestries also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, but far below the national rate 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 Police Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60510/police-point/topic/ancestry-heritage