5.6% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Longlea · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Longlea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Longlea than in most similar areas. This small community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a heritage rooted mainly in English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.3% and 44.6% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Scottish (16.0%) and Irish (15.1%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (88.1%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Longlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21537/longlea/topic/ancestry-heritage