13.5% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lakes Entrance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lakes Entrance
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have risen slightly to 13.5% in Lakes Entrance, though the area remains far more Australian-born than the rest of the country. Most people here trace their family roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Family roots are predominantly British and Australian, with English ancestry at 42.3% and Australian at 38.5%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, making up 11.6% and 10.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen across Victoria. While this is much lower than the national average, the proportion of overseas-born people has risen slightly 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 Lakes Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021084/lakes-entrance/topic/ancestry-heritage