35.2% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lyons · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lyons
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over one third of people in Lyons were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much more diverse than most other parts of the region. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though there is a strong presence of people from Nepal and India.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.2%, followed by Australian at 28.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 10.8% and 10.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than 35% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the ACT figure of 28.7% and rose by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. While 60.6% were born in Australia, Nepal is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.7%.
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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091105/lyons/topic/ancestry-heritage