9.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cressy · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cressy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very high proportion of people in Cressy trace their roots back to the British Isles. Almost half of the population identifies as Australian or English, making the area much more traditional in its heritage than many other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 47.5% and 48.7% of the population. Other notable groups include Irish (6.3%), Scottish (5.4%) and German (3.0%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 84.4% of residents 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 Cressy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621008/cressy/topic/ancestry-heritage