15.2% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lake Haven · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lake Haven
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Lake Haven compared to the rest of the state. While 15.2% of residents were born abroad, this figure is far below the New South Wales and national averages. This reflects a local population with deep roots in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 41.0% and 36.9% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, each making up around 10% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 76.9% of residents were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, the most common origins are England at 3.3% and New Zealand at 2.1%, though the overall overseas-born population is far below the national figure.
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 Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12255/lake-haven/topic/ancestry-heritage