14.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Preston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent arrivals from abroad have increased in Preston, where 14.8% of the population was born overseas. This mix is about the same as the Tasmanian average, though it remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claiming 45% of residents. Dutch, Scottish, and German heritage also feature prominently in the own-reported backgrounds of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 75.2% of people were born in Australia, those born overseas are more common here than in most similar areas. England and New Zealand are the most frequent birthplaces outside 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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60521/preston/topic/ancestry-heritage