5.1% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sassafras · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sassafras
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.1% of people in Sassafras were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a place with very few international arrivals compared to the rest of the country. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 58.5%, followed by Australian at 43.8%. Other common roots include Scottish (9.7%), Irish (4.3%) and German (2.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than most areas, sitting at 5.1%, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. Most people here were born in Australia (87.2%), while those from other countries most commonly come from England or South Africa.
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 Sassafras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60586/sassafras/topic/ancestry-heritage