18.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Western Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Western Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Western Creek from the national figure for overseas births. While 18% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Australian average but a little above the Tasmanian rate. The area is predominantly of British and Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, accounting for 43.8% and 44.5% of residents. Scottish, Irish, and German backgrounds also make up a significant part of the community's roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people here were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. Most of these residents come from England, while New Zealand is the next most common birthplace.
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 Western Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60744/western-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage