15.7% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Franklin (Huon) · State Electorate
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 Franklin (Huon), where 45.5% of people claim this background. Most residents have roots in the British Isles or Australia, creating a community with deep ties to these regions.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside those of English descent, 39.9% of people identify as Australian and 12.4% as Irish. Scottish and German ancestries also feature, at 10.9% and 4.8% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of people were born overseas, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, but far below the national average of 27.7%.
15.7% —
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Franklin (Huon) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60404/franklin/topic/ancestry-heritage