12.4% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Midway Point · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Midway Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Midway Point, where 46.4% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Australian heritage, though the share of people born overseas has grown recently.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up a combined 89% of the population, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births rose to 12.4% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average.
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 Midway Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615015/midway-point/topic/ancestry-heritage