9.3% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Queenstown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Queenstown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish roots defines the local identity in Queenstown. Most residents trace their family history back to these regions, while the town remains much more Australian-born than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The local community is dominated by Australian and English ancestry, which each account for over 44% of residents. Irish roots are also common at 10.3%, followed by Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the national rate. The vast majority were born in Australia, with the smallest groups coming from England and New Zealand.
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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60531/queenstown/topic/ancestry-heritage