17.3% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Leonards · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Leonards
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 76% of people in St Leonards were born in Australia, making it far less diverse in birthplace than the state and national averages. Most residents identify with British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the largest groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (39.8%) and Australian (35.4%) are the most common ancestries here. Other significant groups include Irish at 13.1%, Scottish at 11.8%, and Italian at 5.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 17.3% of residents born overseas is higher than most similar areas, but this figure is far below the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) figures. Outside of those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand 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 St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22346/st-leonards/topic/ancestry-heritage