7.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Railton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Railton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Irish roots dominate the family histories of people in Railton, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. The area is very traditional in its origins, with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 40.6%. Other notable roots include Irish at 11.6% and Scottish at 8.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.6% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.4% and far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (82.7%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.0%.
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 Railton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60533/railton/topic/ancestry-heritage