10.5% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lorne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Lorne claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is largely born in Australia, with far fewer overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, at 48.7% and 39.0% respectively. Other notable heritages include Irish at 13.4% and Scottish at 9.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.5%.
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 Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12399/lorne/topic/ancestry-heritage