12.4% ▲ +55.4%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Smiths Lake · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Smiths Lake
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.4% of people in Smiths Lake were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. Most residents trace their roots to English and Australian ancestry. This mix creates a community with deep ties to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.7%, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 41.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 13.8% and 9.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 78.9% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people rose 4.4 percentage points since 2011. This figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the New South Wales average.
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 Smiths Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115127/smiths-lake/topic/ancestry-heritage