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Leeville · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Leeville

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Very few overseas-born residents live in Leeville, making it much less diverse than most other areas. While most people identify as Australian or English, the community has a tiny fraction of people born outside Australia at just 3.9%.

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📍 Leeville, Suburb / Locality

Where Leeville sits — People born overseas

3.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leeville — lower than 83% of areas.

Leeville3.9%
2470, NSW 5.5%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Half of the people here claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 38.3% and Irish at 12.1%.

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In Leeville, the largest group is Australian at 42%, followed by English (32%) and Irish (10%).

Australian 50.0% English 38.3% Irish 12.1% Scottish 7.4% German 5.7% Italian 3.5% Greek 1.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 3.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia (87.6%), with small numbers from England and New Zealand.

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3.9% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Leeville, Australia is the majority at 97%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 87.6% England 1.4% New Zealand 1.1%

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 Leeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12304/leeville/topic/ancestry-heritage