11.2% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lake Macquarie - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lake Macquarie - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Australian roots shape the heritage of Lake Macquarie - West, where nearly 87% of people claim English or Australian ancestry. The area is very traditional in its origins, with the vast majority of residents born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.0%, followed closely by Australian at 42.8%. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, making up 11.1% and 10.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this remains much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly by 1.1 percentage points 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 Lake Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11102/lake-macquarie-west/topic/ancestry-heritage