25.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Scamander · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Scamander
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A quarter of the people in Upper Scamander were born overseas, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This creates a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries are the most common, followed by a strong Irish presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, with 38.3% of residents claiming Australian and 18.3% Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 25.0% of the population, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. While 68.3% of people were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 15.0%.
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 Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60709/upper-scamander/topic/ancestry-heritage