10.9% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Braddon (Mersey) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Braddon (Mersey)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Braddon (Mersey) compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.3% and 44.4% of residents. Irish and Scottish ancestries also feature at 9.2% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the 10.9% overseas-born population is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian average, it has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (83.7%), followed by England 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 Braddon (Mersey) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60207/braddon/topic/ancestry-heritage