20.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lyons · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lyons
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Lyons, where 53.8% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a strong blend of traditional roots, with many people also identifying as Australian or German.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, 38.5% of residents identify as Australian and 23.1% as German. Other common ancestries include Irish at 15.4% and Scottish at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.5% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
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 Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31710/lyons/topic/ancestry-heritage