8.1% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Southport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Southport, where nearly 80% of residents were born in Australia. Most people here trace their family origins to the British Isles, with nearly half identifying as Australian and a third as English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Irish heritage are common, with 32.9% and 18.1% of people claiming these ancestries. Other notable family origins include German at 6.7% and Scottish at 4.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. The most common birthplace outside Australia is the Philippines at 2.7%.
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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60623/southport/topic/ancestry-heritage