36.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leeming · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leeming
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Leeming in 2021 than in 2011, with 36.6% of residents now born outside Australia. This is well above the national figure, creating a diverse community where English, Australian, and Chinese ancestries are most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.0%, followed by Australian at 30.2% and Chinese at 14.0%. Scottish and Irish roots also feature, at 9.6% and 8.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of people in Leeming were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most areas and rose 1.4 percentage points since 2011. While 61.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (7.6%), China (2.5%), and India (2.2%).
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 Leeming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041180/leeming/topic/ancestry-heritage