32.2% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leumeah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leumeah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 32% of people in Leumeah were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This diverse mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where Australian and English heritage are the most common, but Indian and other global roots are also well represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 28.2% and English at 26.4%, followed by Irish at 6.5%, Scottish at 6.1%, and Indian at 4.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 32.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 61.8% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include the Philippines, England, Nepal, and India, each at 2.7% or 3.1%.
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 Leumeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12317/leumeah/topic/ancestry-heritage