11.3% —
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sorell · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sorell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots dominate daily life in Sorell, where the vast majority of residents trace their heritage to the British Isles. English and Australian ancestries are most common, and only 11.3% of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent here, making up 46.1% and 43.2% of the population. Irish (10.4%) and Scottish (8.1%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of Australia, where the national figure is 27.7%. This proportion has also fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2016, and is now well below the Tasmanian 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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615025/sorell/topic/ancestry-heritage