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Weetah · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Weetah

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

One in five people in Weetah were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well above the Tasmanian average, it remains well below the national figure.

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Where Weetah sits — People born overseas

20.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Weetah — higher than 76% of areas.

Weetah20.0%
7304, TAS 14.5%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 50.7%, followed by Australian at 29.3% and Irish at 25.3%.

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In Weetah, the largest group is English at 40%, followed by Australian (23%) and Irish (20%).

English 50.7% Australian 29.3% Irish 25.3% Scottish 17.3% Dutch 4.0%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 20% of residents were born outside Australia, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than the state average. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 10.7% and New Zealand at 6.7%.

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20.0% —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Weetah, Australia is the majority at 77%; England is next at 14%.

Australia 58.7% England 10.7% New Zealand 6.7%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Weetah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60727/weetah/topic/ancestry-heritage