36.0% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandy Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandy Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Sandy Bay, where 36.3% of people claim this heritage. This is a diverse area with a very high proportion of residents born overseas, including a significant Chinese community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, 14.5% of residents claim Chinese ancestry, while Irish and Scottish heritages both sit at 10.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of the population was born overseas, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and well above the national 27.7%. While 60.2% were born in Australia, 10.2% were born in China, followed by England at 4.5%.
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 Sandy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60585/sandy-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage