53.3% ▲ +107.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lawes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lawes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half the people in Lawes were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in a wide mix of backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 16.2% and 14.3% of the area. Other common ancestries include Chinese at 7.6%, Indian at 6.7%, and Vietnamese at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 53.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Only 29.5% of people were born in Australia, while those born in India (6.7%) and Vietnam (3.8%) make up the next largest groups.
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 Lawes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31644/lawes/topic/ancestry-heritage