2.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lower Norton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lower Norton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common roots for people in Lower Norton. Nearly half the population identifies as Australian and another 47% as English, making these the two dominant heritages in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond Australian and English roots, 11% of residents claim Scottish ancestry, while Irish and German backgrounds each account for about 5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England being the only other country of birth listed at 1.7%.
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 Lower Norton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21546/lower-norton/topic/ancestry-heritage