8.8% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leyburn · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leyburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Leyburn compared to most other areas. The community has deep roots in Australia and the British Isles, with nearly 39% of residents claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is predominantly Anglo-Celtic, with English (34.6%), Irish (15.4%), and Scottish (9.9%) following Australian as the most common roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.7%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.2%.
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 Leyburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31655/leyburn/topic/ancestry-heritage