11.9% ▲ +85.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Primrose Sands · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Primrose Sands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Primrose Sands has a population that is far more born in Australia than the national average. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, while the share of people born overseas has climbed to 11.9%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.0% and 39.0% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots also feature prominently at 10.1% and 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Tasmania figure and far below the national average. This proportion has risen by 5.5 points since 2011, with Australia and England as the main birthplaces.
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 Primrose Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615019/primrose-sands/topic/ancestry-heritage