12.8% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waratah · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waratah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Waratah (L) than in most similar areas, though the majority of residents still trace their roots to the British Isles. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together making up about 80% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent at 40.9% and 39.1%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots, both at 14.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose to 12.8% in 2021, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure remains a little below the Tasmanian average of 15.4% and far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622026/waratah/topic/ancestry-heritage