16.6% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lorne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent trends show a growing number of people from overseas moving to Lorne. While 73.9% of the community was born in Australia, those born abroad now make up 16.6% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English ancestry at 41.9%, followed by Australian at 26.8% and Irish at 17.3%. Scottish and German roots are also common, making up 15.2% and 4.1% of the mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, India and China.
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 Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21542/lorne/topic/ancestry-heritage