11.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Longreach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Longreach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Longreach, shared by half of the residents. The area has a very strong connection to its British and Australian roots, with the vast majority of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, making up 50% and 43.1% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and Dutch heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (90.3%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 5.6%.
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/sal/SAL12393/longreach/topic/ancestry-heritage