9.1% ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Turners Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Turners Marsh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Turners Marsh than in most other parts of the country. Only 9.1% of the population was born abroad, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it a community with very strong ties to Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (50.2%), English (34.3%), or Irish (15.1%) ancestry. Scottish and German roots are also common, accounting for 9.1% and 5.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian average of 15.4%. About 82.3% of people were born in Australia, while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.3%.
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 Turners Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60700/turners-marsh/topic/ancestry-heritage