7.8% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lawrence · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lawrence
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 7.8% of people in Lawrence were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. Most residents have roots in the British Isles or Australia, making the area very culturally consistent. This trend has grown stronger over the last decade as the proportion of overseas-born residents fell.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 44% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also present in nearly 13% of residents each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of people born overseas is much lower than in most other areas, sitting 20 points below the Australian average. Since 2011, this figure has fallen from 13.4% to 7.8%, with 83.7% of the population now born in Australia.
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 Lawrence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121065/lawrence/topic/ancestry-heritage