27.2% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lancelin · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lancelin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in Lancelin compared to the Western Australian average. While 27.2% of residents were born abroad, the area remains strongly rooted in British and Irish heritage. Most people here claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.9%, followed by Australian at 29.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 9.4% and 9.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the national average but well below the state figure. This proportion has risen 4.5 percentage points since 2011, with England (5.8%) and New Zealand (2.1%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 Lancelin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521030/lancelin/topic/ancestry-heritage