31.2% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leanyer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leanyer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 31% of people in Leanyer were born overseas, which is well above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia. This reflects a diverse community where a third of the residents have roots outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 26.2% and English at 22.8%, followed by Chinese, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 6.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 31.2%. While 61.1% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are the Philippines, India, and England.
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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021020/leanyer/topic/ancestry-heritage