14.1% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Launceston and North East · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Launceston and North East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for those in Launceston and North East, where 44.8% of people claim this heritage. Most residents were born in Australia, though the number of people moving here from overseas has risen slowly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 44.8% and 41.7% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, each accounting for about 10% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 14.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below the Tasmania average. This figure has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, with 80.2% of the population 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 Launceston and North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/602/launceston-and-north-east/topic/ancestry-heritage