9.1% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scamander · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scamander
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and European roots shape the identity of Scamander, where almost 71% of people claim English, Australian, or Scottish ancestry. This heritage is reflected in a population that is overwhelmingly born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian (38.3%) and Scottish (13.1%). Irish and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below the Tasmanian average. This figure has fallen 2.3 percentage points since 2011, with 82.5% of the community now 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 Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621024/scamander/topic/ancestry-heritage