24.3% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leura · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leura
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Leura than in the rest of New South Wales or Australia. While 24.3% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the state and national figures. Most people in the area trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.2%, followed by Australian at 28.6% and Irish at 18.1%. Scottish and German roots are also present, making up 14.8% and 5.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly one quarter of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the New South Wales figure. Aside from the 71.2% born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (6.8%) and New Zealand (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 Leura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12318/leura/topic/ancestry-heritage