11.5% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leichhardt - One Mile · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for people in Leichhardt - One Mile, making up 41.1% of the population. The area is predominantly born in Australia and has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
People with Australian (41.1%) and English (39.9%) ancestry are the most common groups here. Other notable backgrounds include Irish (10.7%), Scottish (9.5%) and German (7.5%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (82.7%), followed by New Zealand (3.3%) and England (2.2%).
11.5% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Leichhardt - One Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031291/leichhardt-one-mile/topic/ancestry-heritage