22.8% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lysterfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lysterfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly one in four people in Lysterfield were born overseas, placing the area around the middle for similar places. This reflects a community where Australian and English ancestries are most common, though Italian and Irish roots are also significant.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (34.3%) and English (30.9%) ancestries are the most common, followed by Italian (9.0%), Irish (8.5%), and Scottish (7.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose to 22.8% since 2011, though this is still well below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (75.1%), followed by England, China, India, and Italy.
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 Lysterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011255/lysterfield/topic/ancestry-heritage