16.5% ▲ +103.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Liffey · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Liffey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Liffey than in most similar areas, though the community remains predominantly Australian. While 16.5% of residents were born abroad, the area is still far below the national figure for overseas births.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 35.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for 12.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.5% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 15.4%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.4%), with England (6.7%) and New Zealand (3.0%) as the next most common 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 Liffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60338/liffey/topic/ancestry-heritage