10.3% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Longford · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Longford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of people born overseas in Longford has barely changed since 2011, staying at around 10%. This makes the area much more Australian-born than the national average. Most residents here identify with English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48% and 44.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at 9.2% and 8.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 83.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 3.8% and New Zealand at 1.4%.
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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615013/longford/topic/ancestry-heritage