18.8% ▲ +91.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Castra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Castra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Upper Castra were born overseas, which is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas. While this is well above the Tasmanian figure, it remains well below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 32.9% and Scottish at 12.9%. German and Italian roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.8% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 15.4% seen across Tasmania. Most people here were born in Australia (71.8%) or England (11.8%).
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 Castra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60706/upper-castra/topic/ancestry-heritage