12.7% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lakes Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lakes Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.7% of people in Lakes Creek were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and reflects strong British and Irish roots. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (39.1%) and English (37.6%), followed by Irish (9.6%) and Scottish (8.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Lakes Creek has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than most areas, sitting 15 points below the Australian average. While this figure rose slightly since 2011, 80.2% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031211/lakes-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage