15.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lake King · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lake King
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Lake King compared to the rest of the state. While 15.5% of residents were born abroad, this is far below both the Western Australian and national figures. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up over 45% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, accounting for 11.9% and 10.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Three quarters of the people in Lake King were born in Australia. Among those born overseas, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 6.0%, followed by England at 3.6%.
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 Lake King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50822/lake-king/topic/ancestry-heritage