21.9% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lanena · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lanena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Lanena in 2021 than in previous years. The area is now more diverse than most similar places, though the majority of residents still trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 55.1%, followed by Australian at 36.2%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 14.3% and Scottish at 14.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. While this is well below the Australian average of 27.7%, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.7%.
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 Lanena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60318/lanena/topic/ancestry-heritage