15.0% ▲ +192.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lennox Head · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lennox Head
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 Lennox Head, where 44.3% of people claim these roots. While most residents were born in Australia, the number of people born overseas has risen significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds are the most frequent, with English and Australian ancestry together making up over 80% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas now make up 15% of the population, a figure that rose 9.9 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
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 Lennox Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114017/lennox-head/topic/ancestry-heritage