7.2% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scottsdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scottsdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of people in Scottsdale claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This strong local identity is reflected in the birthplace data, as the vast majority of residents were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 45.9%, followed by Irish (8.4%) and Scottish (7.3%) roots. German ancestry accounts for 2.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.2% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 15.4% and far below the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.1%), with small numbers from England (2.3%) and New Zealand (0.7%).
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 Scottsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60592/scottsdale/topic/ancestry-heritage