18.0% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 80% of people in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora were born in Australia, making it a predominantly Australian-born area. This high proportion of local births is mirrored in the ancestry data, where Australian and English roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, at 36.8% and 36.2% respectively. Irish (11.2%), Scottish (9.2%), and Italian (5.7%) ancestries also make up significant shares of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and well below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
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 Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021535/menai-lucas-heights-woronora/topic/ancestry-heritage