25.6% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Launceston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Launceston were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most other areas in the state. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common alongside significant Chinese, Irish and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40%, followed by Australian at 29.9%. Other notable groups include Irish (11.7%), Scottish (10.8%) and Chinese (4.9%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. While this is a little below the national figure of 27.7%, Australia (68.6%), England (3.3%), India (2.7%), Nepal (2.5%) and China (1.8%) are the most frequent 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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60322/launceston/topic/ancestry-heritage