9.0% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Taranna · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Taranna than in the rest of the country, with only 9% of residents arriving from another nation. This is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average, reflecting a community with deep local roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.1% and 37.7% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also feature in the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 76% of people were born in Australia, which is much higher than the national figure. England and the Philippines are the most common overseas birthplaces at 3.6% each.
9.0% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Taranna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60665/taranna/topic/ancestry-heritage