47.6% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lalor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lalor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Italian heritage is the most common ancestry in Lalor, where 12.5% of people claim these roots. This is a highly diverse area where nearly half of all residents were born overseas, far exceeding national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian ancestry leads the mix at 12.5%, followed closely by Australian at 12.4% and English at 10.4%. Greek and Vietnamese roots are also common, making up 7.9% and 6.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly half of all residents (47.6%) were born overseas, a figure that is far above the 30% seen in Victoria and 27.7% nationally. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are India (5.1%), Italy (4.7%), and Vietnam (4.6%).
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 Lalor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21452/lalor/topic/ancestry-heritage