18.0% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lennox Head - West · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lennox Head - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of people were born overseas in Lennox Head - West (L), which rose by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. While this 18% figure is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national average. Most residents identify with English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.2%, followed by Australian at 31.8% and Irish at 15%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18% of residents were born overseas, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 10.1%. This proportion of overseas-born people is 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122078/lennox-head-west/topic/ancestry-heritage