17.2% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Longwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Longwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Longwood than in most similar areas. While the area has a diverse mix of roots, the typical resident still identifies as having English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.6%, followed by Australian at 35.1% and Scottish at 12.9%. Irish and German roots are also present, each making up 8.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common birthplaces are Australia at 76.9% and England at 9.5%.
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 Longwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40778/longwood/topic/ancestry-heritage