15.2% ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lavington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lavington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Lavington than in most similar areas. While the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen to 15.2%, the area remains heavily shaped by traditional Australian, English, and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in Lavington identify with Australian (37.8%) or English (37.4%) ancestry, followed by Irish (11.1%) and Scottish (9.0%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While this is lower than most areas, the share of overseas-born people rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011, with India (2.6%) and Nepal (1.3%) being common birthplaces.
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 Lavington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109011176/lavington/topic/ancestry-heritage