17.3% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lord Howe Island · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lord Howe Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Lord Howe Island compared to the rest of the country. While 17.3% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here claim British or Irish roots, with Australian, English, and Irish being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 40.9%, followed by English at 33.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.3% and 13.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.3% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. For those born outside Australia, New Zealand is the most frequent birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Lord Howe Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12396/lord-howe-island/topic/ancestry-heritage