12.5% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lithgow · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lithgow
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Lithgow compared to the rest of the state, with only 12.5% of the population arriving from another country. This creates a stark contrast to New South Wales, where the overseas-born rate is more than double that of this local area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 41.5% and Australian at 40.8%. Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 79.9% of residents were born in Australia, those from overseas most often come from England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines. The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12356/lithgow/topic/ancestry-heritage