15.1% —
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Helens · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Helens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of people were born overseas in St Helens than in most similar areas. While the town remains predominantly Australian, about 15.1% of residents were born abroad, a figure that has risen since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.4%, followed by Australian at 38.5%, Irish at 11.1%, Scottish at 10.4% and German at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 15.1% of residents born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it is about the same as the Tasmania average. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.8%, with 76.5% of the population born in Australia.
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615026/st-helens/topic/ancestry-heritage