10.0% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wynyard · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wynyard
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle of similar areas for its overseas population, Wynyard is a place where 10% of residents were born in another country. This is well below the Tasmanian and national figures, reflecting a community with deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up about 45% of the population. Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds also contribute to the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, with 83.8% of residents born here. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% for overseas-born residents, with England and New Zealand being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60769/wynyard/topic/ancestry-heritage