14.8% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lennox Head - Skennars Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lennox Head - Skennars Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Lennox Head - Skennars Head, where 44.5% of people claim this background. The area has a very strong connection to British and Irish roots, though the number of people born overseas has risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry, followed by Australian at 37.1% and Irish at 17.0%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish at 14.3% and German at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This represents a small increase from 2011, with most residents born in Australia (80.5%) or England (4.3%).
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 Lennox Head - Skennars Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011242/lennox-head-skennars-head/topic/ancestry-heritage