11.4% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lismore Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lismore Surrounds
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 Lismore Surrounds, where 41.4% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a very low proportion of overseas residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, followed by Irish at 15.1% and Scottish at 13.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 78.5% of the population born in Australia.
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 Lismore Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021249/lismore-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage