15.7% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 67% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Launceston · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Launceston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Launceston than in most similar areas. While 15.7% of residents were born outside Australia, the city remains predominantly defined by its English and Australian ancestral roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 40.9% of the population. Other frequent responses include Irish (9.5%), Scottish (9.4%), and German (3.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 4.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.7%. This is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, though far below the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.6%), followed by England, Nepal, India and China.
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/sua/6004/launceston/topic/ancestry-heritage