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Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Remainder of State/Territory

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 11.6% of people in Remainder of State/Territory (Tas.) were born overseas, which is far lower than the national figure. Most of the population has deep roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the area.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — People born overseas

11.6% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 56% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory11.6%
7140, TAS 8.2%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English (45.3%) and Australian (43.1%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish at 10.3% and Scottish at 10.1%.

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Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between English (38%) and Australian (37%), with Irish at 9%.

English 45.3% Australian 43.1% Irish 10.3% Scottish 10.1% German 4.0% Dutch 2.4% Italian 1.2% Chinese 0.6% Filipino 0.4% Greek 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the rest of Australia. Around 81.1% of people here were born in Australia, while England (4.3%) and New Zealand (1.4%) are the most frequent birthplaces from abroad.

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL631001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/ancestry-heritage