10.8% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leeton · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leeton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Leeton have deep roots in Australia and the British Isles, creating a community where traditional heritage is common. Around 80% of residents were born in Australia, and the vast majority identify with European ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 38.5% and 35.6%, followed by Irish, Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 4.2 percentage points since 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being India, Italy and the Philippines.
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 Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14750/leeton/topic/ancestry-heritage