10.1% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burnie - Somerset · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burnie - Somerset
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Burnie - Somerset share deep roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries dominating the local identity. This heritage is reflected in a population where very few residents were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each accounting for over 44% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each held by about 9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents did rise by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
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 Burnie - Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6001/burnie-somerset/topic/ancestry-heritage