18.5% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lawnton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lawnton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 19% of people in Lawnton were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this reflects a diverse community, it is still well below the national figure. Most residents identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, at 39.9% and 38.9% respectively. Scottish, Irish and German heritage also make up significant portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.5% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is well below the 27.7% national average. Most of those born overseas come from New Zealand, England, the Philippines and India.
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 Lawnton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31647/lawnton/topic/ancestry-heritage