13.6% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tin Can Bay · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tin Can Bay
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 Tin Can Bay, where nearly half the people claim English roots. This local area is largely born in Australia, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than many similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent, at 47.1%, followed by Australian at 36.8%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up 12.3% and 11.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the most common birthplaces are Australia (76.7%) and England (5.9%).
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 Tin Can Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315092/tin-can-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage