27.9% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Peakhurst - Lugarno · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Peakhurst - Lugarno
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of backgrounds shapes daily life in Peakhurst - Lugarno, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. This international character has grown steadily over the last decade, with the share of overseas-born residents rising by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has a broad range of roots, with Australian (23.9%) and English (23.5%) being the most common ancestries. Other significant groups include Chinese (12.4%), Greek (8.6%), and Irish (8.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and nearly identical to the national average. While 68.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (5.6%) and England (1.7%).
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 Peakhurst - Lugarno [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031372/peakhurst-lugarno/topic/ancestry-heritage