59.9% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lakemba · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lakemba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge 59.9% of people in Lakemba were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the most diverse areas in the region, where a majority of residents have roots outside of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Indian at 10.7%, followed by Australian at 8.3% and English at 6.8%. Other notable groups include Chinese and Vietnamese residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 60% of people were born outside Australia, a rate far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 32% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India at 8.8% and Vietnam at 3.2%.
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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12266/lakemba/topic/ancestry-heritage