49.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lawson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lawson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Lawson were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This high level of migration is reflected in the community's roots, with Chinese and Indian ancestries featuring strongly alongside English and Australian backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 21.1%, followed by English at 18.3% and Australian at 17.5%. Other significant groups include Indian and Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the population (49.7%) was born overseas, a figure far above the ACT's 28.7% and Australia's 27.7%. While 44% were born in Australia, large numbers arrived from China, India, Nepal, and Vietnam.
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 Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80085/lawson/topic/ancestry-heritage