9.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Westerway · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Westerway
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots define daily life in Westerway, where the vast majority of people trace their family history back to the British Isles. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, creating a community with very few residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.4%, followed by Australian at 35.7% and Irish at 15.7%. Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.7%), with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 4.3%.
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 Westerway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60746/westerway/topic/ancestry-heritage