20.9% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hobart · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hobart
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people are born overseas in Hobart than in previous years, with the share rising by 7.0 percentage points since 2011. While 20.9% of the population was born outside Australia, English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 41.5% and 36.2%, followed by Irish (10.6%), Scottish (9.3%), and Chinese (4.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people were born overseas, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% but well below the own national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia (74.8%), the most common birthplaces are England, China, Nepal, and India.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL603001/hobart/topic/ancestry-heritage