31.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lakelands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Lakelands, where nearly one in three residents was born overseas. This mix is reflected in a community with strong English and Australian roots, alongside a significant proportion of people from across the globe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 34.6%. Other notable groups include Scottish (9.7%), Irish (8.1%), and Italian (3.3%) ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 31.6% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 64.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (10.5%) and New Zealand (4.7%).
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 Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50828/lakelands/topic/ancestry-heritage