13.1% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Snug · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Snug
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of the population was born overseas in Snug compared to the national figure, with 13.1% coming from abroad. Most people here have roots in 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 44.4%, followed closely by Australian at 41.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up 11.0% and 10.4% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 13.1% of people born overseas is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.2%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.7%.
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 Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60607/snug/topic/ancestry-heritage