18.7% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Longley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Longley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Longley were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community has a diverse mix of roots including Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 48.5%, followed by Australian at 28.2% and Irish at 16.6%. Other significant groups include Scottish at 15.4% and Dutch at 7.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure well above the Tasmanian average of 15.4% but well below the national rate of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (78.8%), with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 7.1%.
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 Longley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60351/longley/topic/ancestry-heritage