45.2% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lalor · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lalor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Lalor than in most similar areas, with 45.2% of residents arriving from another country. This high level of migration has shaped a diverse community where Australian, English, and Indian ancestries are all prominently represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community is a mix of several backgrounds, with Australian (18.5%), English (18.3%), and Indian (16.1%) being the most common ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly half of all residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is far above the national average of 27.7% and has risen 8.3 percentage points since 2011. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 16.5%, followed by New Zealand at 3.1%.
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 Lalor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED228/lalor/topic/ancestry-heritage