13.0% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lilydale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lilydale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few changes have shifted the cultural makeup of Lilydale since 2011. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, and the area stays far more Australian-born than the national average. Most residents identify with European roots, with English and German heritage being especially prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.3%, followed by Australian at 31.2% and German at 26%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also shared by 15.6% of the population each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Queensland's 22.7%. The vast majority of residents are Australian-born at 89.6%, with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 3.9%.
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 Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31657/lilydale/topic/ancestry-heritage