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At the 2001 Census, some 89.5% of people counted in Tasmania who stated a birthplace were Australian-born. The largest overseas-born group was from the United Kingdom and Ireland, 21,910 people, followed by New Zealand, 3,590, the Netherlands, 2,484, and Germany, 1,909.
Of Tasmanian local government areas (LGAs), the LGAs with the highest proportions of their populations stating that they were born in Australia were Southern Midlands, with 95.2% of its population born in Australia, Brighton, 94.9%, Central Highlands, 94.3% and Dorset, 94.1%. The Greater Hobart-Southern Region was the Region with the lowest proportion of its population born in Australia. In that Region, Hobart with 81.9% of its population born in Australia and Kingborough with 83.4% had the lowest proportions of their populations born in Australia.
BIRTHPLACE, Tasmanian local government areas - Census 2001(a)
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| | Australia | United Kingdom & Ireland | New
Zealand | Nether-
lands | Germany, Federal Republic of | Italy | Total(b) | Australian-
born(c) |
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Local government area | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | % |
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Greater Hobart-Southern | | | | | | | | |
| Brighton | 11,267 | 305 | 42 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 12,541 | 94.9 |
| Central Highlands | 2,085 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 6 | - | 2,345 | 94.3 |
| Clarence | 40,751 | 2,385 | 319 | 195 | 215 | 85 | 47,320 | 90.3 |
| Derwent Valley | 7,938 | 368 | 47 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9,001 | 93.3 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 3,438 | 200 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4,036 | 91.0 |
| Glenorchy | 36,165 | 1,509 | 187 | 100 | 223 | 218 | 42,445 | 89.9 |
| Hobart | 36,291 | 2,826 | 507 | 207 | 289 | 339 | 46,622 | 81.9 |
| Huon Valley | 10,882 | 850 | 107 | 68 | 65 | 8 | 13,141 | 88.5 |
| Kingborough | 22,431 | 2,276 | 298 | 362 | 187 | 46 | 27,874 | 83.4 |
| Sorell | 9,215 | 460 | 71 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 10,514 | 92.0 |
| Southern Midlands | 5,013 | 159 | 20 | 15 | 7 | - | 5,516 | 95.2 |
| Tasman | 1,906 | 131 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2,250 | 89.5 |
| Total | 187,382 | 11,546 | 1,670 | 1,031 | 1,112 | 734 | 223,605 | 88.1 |
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Northern | | | | | | | | |
| Break O'Day | 4,624 | 356 | 66 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 5,551 | 88.6 |
| Dorset | 6,225 | 178 | 67 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 6,969 | 94.1 |
| Flinders | 778 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 866 | 92.8 |
| George Town | 5,137 | 410 | 57 | 37 | 32 | 19 | 6,257 | 88.3 |
| Launceston | 51,661 | 2,480 | 412 | 339 | 237 | 174 | 60,488 | 90.3 |
| Meander Valley | 14,831 | 879 | 156 | 113 | 76 | 39 | 17,351 | 90.2 |
| Northern Midlands | 10,089 | 468 | 72 | 49 | 35 | 10 | 11,414 | 92.7 |
| West Tamar | 16,036 | 1,298 | 177 | 240 | 95 | 50 | 19,290 | 86.7 |
| Total | 109,381 | 6,092 | 1,013 | 833 | 523 | 312 | 128,186 | 90.0 |
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Mersey-Lyell | | | | | | | | |
| Burnie | 15,679 | 667 | 114 | 68 | 51 | 4 | 18,108 | 91.9 |
| Central Coast | 17,213 | 858 | 116 | 220 | 41 | 14 | 19,904 | 91.9 |
| Circular Head | 6,815 | 182 | 216 | 47 | 11 | - | 7,692 | 92.6 |
| Devonport | 19,918 | 1,053 | 133 | 110 | 51 | 26 | 22,978 | 91.8 |
| Kentish | 4,532 | 250 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 5,374 | 91.1 |
| King Island | 1,410 | 66 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1,683 | 87.8 |
| Latrobe | 6,923 | 300 | 63 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 7,841 | 92.7 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 11,367 | 668 | 127 | 62 | 34 | 11 | 13,068 | 91.2 |
| West Coast | 4,825 | 152 | 58 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5,484 | 92.9 |
| Total | 88,682 | 4,196 | 900 | 611 | 271 | 77 | 102,132 | 91.9 |
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Tasmania(d) | 386,036 | 21,910 | 3,590 | 2,484 | 1,909 | 1,126 | 454,842 | 89.5 |
- nil or rounded to zero
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals may vary slightly with totals in other 2001 Census tables.
(b) Includes 'inadequately described', 'at sea' and 'not elsewhere classified'. Excludes overseas visitors.
(c) Per cent of those who stated a birthplace.
(d) Includes unincorporated.
Source: ABS data available on request, Census of Population and Housing and 2001 Census Basic Community Profiles (BCPs) |
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