35.7% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lavender Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lavender Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much stronger international presence has grown in Lavender Bay, where 35.7% of people were born overseas. This figure is well above the national average, making the area one of the most diverse for birthplace compared to similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 34.7%, followed by Australian (22.3%) and Irish (15.7%). Scottish and Chinese ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than a third of residents were born outside Australia, which is 8 percentage points higher than the national figure. While most were born in Australia (59.4%), the largest overseas groups come from England, China, and India.
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 Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12294/lavender-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage