9.8% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Longford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Longford
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 Longford. This area has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents, with just 9.8% of the population born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.0%, followed closely by Australian at 44.0%, while Irish and Scottish roots are also present in about 9% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Tasmania's 15.4%. This number has risen slightly by 1.6 percentage points since 2011, with most people born in Australia (83.8%) or England (3.7%).
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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031060/longford/topic/ancestry-heritage