18.6% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lake Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lake Gardens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Lake Gardens compared to the state or national average. While most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, about 18.6% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 39.5% and 33.1% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 18.6% of people born overseas is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Australia is the most common birthplace at 77.8%, followed by China at 4%.
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 Lake Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21435/lake-gardens/topic/ancestry-heritage