8.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Ridgley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Ridgley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.1% of people in West Ridgley were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This creates a community with very few overseas-born residents and a strong connection to traditional European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the population identifies as Australian (54.0%), while English ancestry is also very common at 41.1%. Other notable roots include Irish and German, both at 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (78.2%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 3.2%.
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 West Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60739/west-ridgley/topic/ancestry-heritage