33.5% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lambells Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very high proportion of people born overseas live in Lambells Lagoon, with 33.5% of residents arriving from another country. This figure is well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. The community is culturally diverse, with strong Vietnamese and Chinese roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian, English, Vietnamese, and Chinese are the most common ancestries reported here. Specifically, 26.4% of people identify as Australian and 23.4% as English, followed by 14.2% Vietnamese and 13.4% Chinese.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is far above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. This diversity is reflected in the birthplaces, with Vietnam being the most common overseas origin at 13%.
33.5% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Lambells Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70155/lambells-lagoon/topic/ancestry-heritage