9.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Preservation Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Preservation Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9% of people in Preservation Bay were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other parts of the country. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of residents claim English ancestry, with another 39% identifying as Australian. Scottish, Irish, and Dutch roots are also common in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmania average and far below the Australian figure. About 84% of the population was born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 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 Preservation Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60520/preservation-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage