9.2% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Verona Sands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Verona Sands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.2% of people in Verona Sands were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most of Australia and Tasmania. The community is predominantly Australian-born with strong British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.3%, followed by Australian at 34.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, with each representing 15.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the national rate of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (87.8%), while New Zealand and England are the most common other birthplaces.
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 Verona Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60713/verona-sands/topic/ancestry-heritage