13.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leopold · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leopold
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Leopold compared to the rest of the state, with only 13.4% born abroad. This is a very strong Australian-born community where English and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 42.2% and 39.1% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for around 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (83.2%), with England as the next most common birthplace at 3.5%.
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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21493/leopold/topic/ancestry-heritage