10.8% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leongatha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leongatha
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Leongatha, where 44.6% of people claim this background. The area has a very strong connection to its roots, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia and very few arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim English ancestry, followed closely by Australian at 41.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for around 12% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and has barely changed since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.2%.
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 Leongatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031090/leongatha/topic/ancestry-heritage