19.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five residents of Swan Point was born overseas, making the area more internationally diverse than most similar places. This mix of backgrounds is led by a strong English and Australian heritage, though the birthplace data shows a significant gap compared to the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 52.0%, followed by Australian at 31.0% and Irish at 14.7%. Scottish and German roots are also present, making up 14.0% and 5.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.7% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% but well below the Australian average of 27.7%. While 72.3% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.0%.
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 Swan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60659/swan-point/topic/ancestry-heritage