9.4% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Lismore
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 9.4% of people in East Lismore were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The area is predominantly Australian-born and shares strong ties to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.5% and 39.4% of the population. Irish ancestry is also prominent at 14.8%, followed by Scottish at 12.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83% of residents born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Those born abroad most commonly come from England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
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 East Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11361/east-lismore/topic/ancestry-heritage