9.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lostock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lostock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Lostock than in most similar areas. This small community is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong sense of heritage linked to English and German roots. The vast majority of residents were born within Australia, making the area far less diverse in birthplace than the wider state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 58.5%, followed by English at 30.8% and German at 7.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, each accounting for 6.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is lower than most other areas, with 80% of the population born in Australia.
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 Lostock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12401/lostock/topic/ancestry-heritage