4.4% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leigh Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leigh Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people have moved to Leigh Creek from overseas in recent years, leaving it as a place where most residents were born in Australia. Only 4.4% of the population was born abroad, which is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 31.9% and 26.4% of the people respectively. Irish, Scottish and Indian ancestries are also represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With just 4.4% of residents born overseas, this figure is far below the 27.7% seen across Australia. The vast majority were born in Australia, followed by a small number from India.
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 Leigh Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40756/leigh-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage