21.7% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lapoinya · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lapoinya
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Lapoinya were born overseas, making it more diverse than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than the Tasmanian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 35.0%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also make up a significant part of the local heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.7% of people were born overseas, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% but well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 6.3%.
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 Lapoinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60319/lapoinya/topic/ancestry-heritage