4.2% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lyndhurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lyndhurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 4.2% of people in Lyndhurst were born overseas, making it a place with very few international arrivals. This far lower figure reflects a community where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born, with strong ties to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half the population identifies as Australian, with English ancestry being the next most common at 30.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 8.6% and 7.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. About 83% of residents were born in Australia, while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.2%.
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 Lyndhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12435/lyndhurst/topic/ancestry-heritage