19.2% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lamington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lamington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 19% of people in Lamington were born overseas, though this is still well below the national figure. This mix of backgrounds is led by strong Australian and English roots, which together make up the vast majority of the area's ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 42.3% and 35.2% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature, making up smaller portions of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this 19.2% is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%, with the most common overseas birthplaces being New Zealand and England.
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 Lamington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50829/lamington/topic/ancestry-heritage