15.5% ▲ +68.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dilston · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dilston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A blend of deep British roots and a growing international presence defines daily life in Dilston (L). While half the population claims English ancestry, the proportion of people born overseas has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50%, followed by Australian at 33.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.7% and 11.4% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Tasmania figure. This is far below the national average, though 79.1% were 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 Dilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622005/dilston/topic/ancestry-heritage