9.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Sandford than in the rest of the country, with only 9.8% born outside Australia. This small international presence is reflected in a population where the vast majority of residents claim British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.9%, followed by Australian at 40.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for nearly 12% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (88%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.7%.
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 Sandford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60584/sandford/topic/ancestry-heritage