22.7% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lysterfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lysterfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller share of people were born overseas in Lysterfield than in the rest of Victoria. While 22.7% of the population grew up abroad, this is well below the state and national figures. This reflects a community with very strong ties to Australian and British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 30.9% and 34.1% of the population. Other significant heritage groups include Italian (9.0%), Irish (8.5%), and Scottish (7.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (75.1%), followed by England (2.9%) and China (2.5%).
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 Lysterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21558/lysterfield/topic/ancestry-heritage