16.0% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Surges Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Surges Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Surges Bay than in most similar areas, though the vast majority of residents still claim British and Irish roots. This mix sees 16% of the population born outside Australia, while English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 40.5% and 39.9% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 12.9% each, while German ancestry accounts for 1.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 16% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. However, this is far below the Australian average of 27.7%, with New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplace at 8%.
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 Surges Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60655/surges-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage