18.1% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tinderbox · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tinderbox
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage shapes daily life in Tinderbox. While most residents were born in Australia, nearly one in five of the community was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with 47.7% and 40.6% of residents claiming these roots. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also significant, at 16.8% and 15.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.1% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. This is well below the national rate, with 77.8% of the population born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Tinderbox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60678/tinderbox/topic/ancestry-heritage