24.4% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mountain Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mountain Lagoon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Mountain Lagoon identify as having English ancestry. This heritage is a major part of the area's identity, alongside a strong presence of Australian and Irish roots. While many residents were born here, about one in four was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.7%, followed by Australian at 34.6% and Irish at 17.9%. German and Scottish roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 24.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%), with 65.4% of residents 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 Mountain Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12817/mountain-lagoon/topic/ancestry-heritage