7.8% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lake Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lake Clarendon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small share of people born overseas live in Lake Clarendon, reflecting a population with deep ancestral roots in the British Isles. The area remains heavily dominated by those born in Australia, with only 7.8% of residents arriving from another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 39.5% and 35.4% of the community. German heritage is also significant at 24.5%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state figure of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (87.8%), with the next most common birthplaces being New Zealand and England.
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 Lake Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31613/lake-clarendon/topic/ancestry-heritage