14.4% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ross · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Ross (L) compared to the national figure, with only 14.4% born outside Australia. This figure is about the same as the Tasmanian average and represents a slight drop from 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 53.6% and 38.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.4% of residents were born overseas, this is far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people in the area were born in Australia (76.6%), followed by England at 8.9%.
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 Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622021/ross/topic/ancestry-heritage