16.1% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scotchtown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scotchtown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British heritage is the strongest influence on the identity of Scotchtown, where 91.6% of people claim Australian, English, Irish, or Scottish roots. Most residents were born in Australia, though the area has a higher share of overseas-born people than many similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the residents identify as Australian, followed by 32.5% who claim English ancestry. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for 9.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.1% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Tasmania figure, it is far below the national average.
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 Scotchtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60591/scotchtown/topic/ancestry-heritage