8.8% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tantanoola · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tantanoola
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of heritage shapes daily life in Tantanoola, where nearly half of the people claim Australian ancestry. The town is mostly made up of people born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 46.9% and 41.6% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots also make up a significant part of the local family history.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 8.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has fallen since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (82.7%), followed by small numbers from England and the Philippines.
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 Tantanoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422054/tantanoola/topic/ancestry-heritage