18.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Lonarch · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Lonarch
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and European heritage shapes daily life in Mount Lonarch. While half the population identifies as Australian, there are deep roots here from England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the people here identify as Australian, while English ancestry is the next most common at 27.3%. German, Irish, and Scottish heritage are also prominent, each representing between 11% and 14% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is still well below the national average of 27.7% and far below Victoria's 30.0%, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 9.1%.
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 Mount Lonarch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21800/mount-lonarch/topic/ancestry-heritage