23.9% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lynton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lynton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots shape the identity of Lynton, where nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry. While most people here were born in Australia, the area has a notably higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.1%, followed by Australian (32.4%) and Irish (18.0%) backgrounds. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish and German descendants.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is about the same as the South Australian figure, it is well below the national rate 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 Lynton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40795/lynton/topic/ancestry-heritage