10.8% ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Burnie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong connection to British roots remains a key feature of Upper Burnie, where the vast majority of residents claim Australian or English ancestry. While the area stays very traditional in its origins, the percentage of people born overseas is far lower than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area identify as Australian (44.1%) or English (42.8%), with Irish and Scottish ancestry also common at 9.1% and 7.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England (2.2%) and New Zealand (1.5%).
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 Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60705/upper-burnie/topic/ancestry-heritage