13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle of similar areas for its overseas birth rate, South Springfield is a place where half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. This local mix is heavily influenced by European roots, with English, German, and Irish backgrounds all featuring strongly.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the people here identify as Australian, while English, German, and Irish ancestries each make up a significant portion of the remaining population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of residents were born overseas, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the national rate of 27.7%.
13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in South Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60622/south-springfield/topic/ancestry-heritage