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Lyons (McIntyre) · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Lyons (McIntyre)

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Far fewer people were born overseas in Lyons (McIntyre) than in most other areas, with only 11.5% of the population arriving from abroad. Most residents share deep roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Lyons (McIntyre), State Electorate

Where Lyons (McIntyre) sits — People born overseas

11.5% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lyons (McIntyre) — lower than 86% of areas.

Lyons (McIntyre)11.5%
Rest of Tas. 12.6%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 47.2% and 42.9% of residents respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each representing nearly 10% of the population.

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Lyons (McIntyre) splits fairly evenly between English (40%) and Australian (36%), with Scottish at 8%.

English 47.2% Australian 42.9% Scottish 9.9% Irish 9.8% German 3.7% Dutch 2.1% Italian 1.2% Chinese 0.6% Filipino 0.5% Indian 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (81.6%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%.

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 Lyons (McIntyre) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60506/lyons/topic/ancestry-heritage