15.9% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Huon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Huon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Port Huon, where 51.2% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Australian heritage, though it also sees a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 51.2% and 43.5% of the population. Other common roots include Scottish at 11.6% and Irish at 10.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.9% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with England being the most common birth place outside Australia at 8.5%.
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 Port Huon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60514/port-huon/topic/ancestry-heritage