38.9% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lane Cove West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lane Cove West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost four in ten people in Lane Cove West were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas of its kind. This global mix is seen in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are common, but Chinese and Irish heritage also play a significant role.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (26.8%) and Australian (25.5%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Chinese (11.4%), Irish (10.5%), and Scottish (7.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 38.9%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and well above the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While 58.3% were born in Australia, others most commonly come from England (4.6%), China (3.8%), India (3.4%), and New Zealand (1.8%).
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 Lane Cove West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12277/lane-cove-west/topic/ancestry-heritage