14.8% ▲ +75.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forth · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 15% of people in Forth (L) were born overseas, a figure that has jumped significantly since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has strong British roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common at 50.8% and 41.7%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also notable, each representing 9.5% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 6.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.8%. This is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, though far below the 27.7% seen across 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 Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622009/forth/topic/ancestry-heritage