17.0% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lake Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lake Macdonald
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Lake Macdonald than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the state and national figures. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up the vast majority of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.2%, followed by Australian at 36.6%, Scottish at 14.3%, and Irish at 11.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.0% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (78.1%), with England (5.8%) and New Zealand (4.3%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31615/lake-macdonald/topic/ancestry-heritage