59.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lakemba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lakemba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 60% of people in Lakemba were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most culturally diverse in the region, with a strong presence of residents from India and Vietnam.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most common at 10.7%, followed by Australian at 8.3% and English at 6.8%. Chinese and Vietnamese ancestries also make up significant shares of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 59.9%, the share of residents born overseas is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, though this has fallen slightly by 1.8 percentage points since 2016. The most common birthplaces are Australia (32.0%) and India (8.8%).
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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021573/lakemba/topic/ancestry-heritage