5.2% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lanefield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lanefield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.2% of people in Lanefield were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This creates a strong contrast with the rest of Australia, where more than a quarter of the population was born abroad. Most residents here have deep roots in the region, with a high proportion claiming English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.4%, followed by Australian at 35.1% and Irish at 21.6%. German and Scottish backgrounds are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most areas, sitting 18 points below the Queensland average. About 87.6% of people here were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Lanefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31632/lanefield/topic/ancestry-heritage