14.5% ▲ +81.9%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Legana · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Legana
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Legana from the national figure for overseas births. While most residents were born in Australia, the number of people born abroad has grown steadily over the last decade. This mix of local and international roots shapes the community's heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, with 45% and 44.8% of residents claiming these roots. Other common backgrounds include Irish (9.2%) and Scottish (8.7%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and rose 6.5 points since 2011. This figure is about the same as the Tasmanian average, though it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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/ucl/UCL615012/legana/topic/ancestry-heritage