12.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Westbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Westbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Westbury, where over half the population identifies with these roots. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 50.6%, followed closely by those identifying as Australian at 43.5%. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Australia is the most common birthplace at 82.2%, while England is the most frequent overseas origin at 6%.
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 Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60743/westbury/topic/ancestry-heritage