17.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leawood Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leawood Gardens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Leawood Gardens compared to the rest of the country. Only 17.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population that is more likely to be born locally than those in most other areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 38.6%, followed by Australian at 31.6% and Irish at 24.6%. Scottish and Italian ancestries also feature in the mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.5% of the population was born overseas, this is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. Most residents were born in Australia (64.9%), with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 5.3%.
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 Leawood Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40755/leawood-gardens/topic/ancestry-heritage