6.1% ▼ -52.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lagoon Grass · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lagoon Grass
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 90% of people in Lagoon Grass were born in Australia, making it an area with very few overseas residents. This reflects a strong tie to local roots, with English, Australian, and Irish ancestries forming the main backdrop of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 28.6% and Irish at 24.5%. Scottish and Italian roots each account for 8.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most other areas, with 89.8% of residents 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 Lagoon Grass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12244/lagoon-grass/topic/ancestry-heritage