15.4% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lennox Head · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lennox Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Lennox Head compared to the national figure, with only 15.4% born abroad. This is much lower than both the state and national averages, though it remains higher than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.3%, followed by Australian at 36.5% and Irish at 16.7%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 80% of residents were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are England at 4.3% and New Zealand at 2.0%.
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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12312/lennox-head/topic/ancestry-heritage