16.8% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Light · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Light
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Light, where nearly half of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong connection to its colonial origins, with most people born in Australia and far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 48.2%, followed by Australian at 39.1%. Other common roots include Scottish, German, and Irish, each making up between 8.4% and 8.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Australian average and has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (79.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 8.0%.
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 Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40028/light/topic/ancestry-heritage