0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lima · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lima
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Not a single person in Lima was born overseas, leaving the area far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a striking gap compared to Victoria, where 30% of people were born in another country. The community is almost entirely Australian-born, with a strong lean towards British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in Lima claim Australian (51.1%) or English (39.1%) ancestry. Other common roots include Scottish (17.4%), Irish (12.0%) and German (7.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The area is almost entirely Australian-born, with 92.4% of people born here. This is much lower than most areas and falls far below the Victorian average.
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 Lima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21505/lima/topic/ancestry-heritage