11.1% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Laurieton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Laurieton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of heritage defines Laurieton, where a very small number of residents were born overseas. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots, reflecting a population that is much more locally born than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.1%, followed by Australian at 39.8%. Other frequent responses include Irish (15.1%), Scottish (11.4%), and German (2.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people in Laurieton were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the Australian average of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 83.1% of residents, while England (3.9%) and New Zealand (1.2%) are the most common overseas origins.
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 Laurieton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12292/laurieton/topic/ancestry-heritage