14.9% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Legana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Legana
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Legana, with English ancestry reaching 45.4%. This is a predominantly Australian-born community, though the proportion of residents born overseas has risen slightly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (45.4%) and Australian (44.6%) ancestries lead the group, followed by Irish at 9.2% and Scottish at 8.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure and about the same as the state average. This figure rose 0.9 percentage points since 2011, with 82.5% of people born in Australia.
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 Legana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011039/legana/topic/ancestry-heritage