14.8% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lewiston · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lewiston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A falling proportion of overseas-born residents has shaped the changing face of Lewiston, where only 14.8% of people were born outside Australia. This is a modest figure compared to the rest of the country, though it remains much higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 49.2% and 41.4% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas fell by 2.6 percentage points since 2011, leaving the current figure far below the national average. While 82.8% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.6%.
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 Lewiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415019/lewiston/topic/ancestry-heritage