15.8% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Launceston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in West Launceston were born overseas than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area remains much less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.1%, followed by Australian at 40.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, each held by 11.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.8% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian average. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 81.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 West Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60734/west-launceston/topic/ancestry-heritage