14.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wattle Grove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Wattle Grove compared to the national figure, though it sits about the same as the Tasmanian average. While most residents were born in Australia, English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43%, followed by Australian at 35.6%, while Scottish, Irish, and Dutch roots also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%, but is about the same as the 15.4% seen across Tasmania.
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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60722/wattle-grove/topic/ancestry-heritage