49.4% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lakemba · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lakemba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of all residents in Lakemba were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This reflects a significant shift over the last decade, with the proportion of overseas-born people rising by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 11.3%, Chinese at 9.6%, and English at 7.7%. Other significant groups include Indian and Vietnamese ancestry, each making up about 4.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly half of the population (49.4%) was born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 43.5% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are China, Vietnam, India, and the Philippines.
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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10043/lakemba/topic/ancestry-heritage