14.9% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Legana · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Legana
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 15% of people in Legana were born overseas, a figure that has remained steady since the last census. This creates a community with strong traditional roots, where the vast majority of residents claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 45.5% and 44.7% of the population respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.9% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian average. While 82.5% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Legana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60327/legana/topic/ancestry-heritage