32.4% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lewisham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Lewisham, where 28.3% of people claim these roots. The area is notably international, with a larger share of overseas-born residents than both the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
While English, Australian, and Irish ancestries are the most common, Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.4% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (62.1%), followed by China, England, New Zealand, and Italy.
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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12322/lewisham/topic/ancestry-heritage