14.8% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Talawa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Talawa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The blend of backgrounds in Talawa has stayed mostly stable over the last decade. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, with nearly half the residents claiming English roots. This small community remains more traditionally rooted in these backgrounds compared to the wider nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.2%, followed by Australian at 32.8% and Scottish at 13.1%. Irish heritage is also present for 6.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. However, this is far below the national average of 27.7%, with New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.6%.
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 Talawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60664/talawa/topic/ancestry-heritage