28.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leichhardt
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 Leichhardt, where 32.6% of people claim this background. The area maintains a strong European influence, with over 10% of residents identifying as Italian and another 14.9% as Irish. This mix of backgrounds shapes a community with deep ties to both Australia and overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up over half the population. Together with Irish and Scottish roots, these groups form the core of the area's heritage, while Italian ancestry is also prominent at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 29% of people in Leichhardt were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales average and slightly above the national figure, with the largest overseas birth groups coming from England and Italy.
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/ancestry-heritage