14.9% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Exeter · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Exeter
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the identity of Exeter, where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. While most residents were born in Australia, there has been a steady increase in people moving here from overseas over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.9%, followed by Australian at 40.8%. Other significant groups include Irish at 11.3%, Scottish at 10.5%, and German at 4.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.9% of the population, a figure that rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure, though it remains far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615007/exeter/topic/ancestry-heritage