16.1% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Launceston · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Launceston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate daily life in Launceston, where 84% of people claim one of these two ancestries. While the city remains very traditional in its heritage, there has been a steady increase in people moving here from overseas in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (43.4%) and Australian (40.6%) ancestries are the most common, followed by Irish (9.5%) and Scottish (9.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% but has risen 4.2 percentage points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (79.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, Nepal, India, and China.
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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60201/launceston/topic/ancestry-heritage