8.5% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
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.
Far fewer people were born overseas in St Leonards compared to most similar areas. Only 8.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the state and national figures. This creates a community where the vast majority of people have deep local or ancestral roots in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 46.8% and 45.8% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature in the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 88.4% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the national figure. Most who were born abroad came from England, followed by New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
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/SAL60633/st-leonards/topic/ancestry-heritage