12.0% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
New Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in New Lambton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady flow of residents from overseas has shaped New Lambton, though the area remains much more Australian-born than the state average. Only 12% of people here were born in another country, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.1% and 40.1% of the population. Irish (14.1%) and Scottish (12.7%) roots also feature strongly in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (84.7%), followed by small numbers from England, New Zealand and India.
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 New Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12951/new-lambton/topic/ancestry-heritage