8.7% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ranelagh · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ranelagh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much fewer people were born overseas in Ranelagh compared to most other areas. While half the population claims Australian ancestry, the area remains heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the residents identify as Australian, followed by English at 42.2%, Irish at 10.1%, and Scottish at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. This proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
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 Ranelagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621021/ranelagh/topic/ancestry-heritage