22.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lota · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lota
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Lota from overseas in recent years, adding to the area's cultural mix. While most residents identify with English or Australian roots, nearly a quarter of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.5%, followed by Australian at 33.3% and Irish at 15.3%. Other common roots include Scottish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.3% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though it is well below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Lota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31686/lota/topic/ancestry-heritage