9.2% ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leongatha North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leongatha North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the identity of Leongatha North. Most people here trace their family history to England or Australia, and the area is much less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with 47.5% and 44.7% of residents claiming these roots, followed by Irish and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national average of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population, 93.6%, were born in Australia.
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 Leongatha North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21491/leongatha-north/topic/ancestry-heritage