7.7% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Longreach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Longreach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slow increase in the overseas-born population has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in Longreach rise to 7.7% since 2011. Despite this growth, the area remains far less diverse than the rest of the state, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry in the area is dominated by British and Irish roots, with 40.0% of people claiming Australian ancestry, while 38.1% are English, 11.8% are Irish, and 10.9% are Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of residents were born overseas, which is among the lowest proportions for similar areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 79.7% of the population, followed by New Zealand at 2.0% and England at 1.5%.
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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315031412/longreach/topic/ancestry-heritage