16.2% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Point Lookout · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Lookout
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Point Lookout, where 43.7% of people claim this heritage. The area's roots are strongly British and Irish, though the number of people born overseas has grown to 16.2% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 43.7% and 31.4% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 17.1% and Scottish at 15.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is far below the Australian average of 27.7%, though it has risen by 4.5 points since 2011.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Point Lookout
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Lookout [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321084/point-lookout/topic/ancestry-heritage