0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lyons · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lyons
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A total absence of overseas-born residents sets Lyons apart from the rest of the state. While Victoria and Australia have high levels of migration, this area is entirely born in Australia. English, Irish, and Scottish ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 48.4%, followed by Irish at 19.4%, and both Australian and Scottish ancestries at 16.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in Lyons was born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This is much lower than most other areas, with 87.1% of people born in Australia.
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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21556/lyons/topic/ancestry-heritage