8.9% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ben Lomond · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ben Lomond
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots define the heritage of Ben Lomond, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. With very few overseas-born residents, the area maintains a cultural profile that differs sharply from the more diverse trends seen across New South Wales.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 43.7%, followed closely by Australian at 42.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 15.6% and 13.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.0%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 2.2%.
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 Ben Lomond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10286/ben-lomond/topic/ancestry-heritage