31.2% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leanyer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leanyer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 31% of people in Leanyer were born overseas, a figure well above both the Northern Territory and national averages. This makes it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. Residents most commonly claim Australian, English, Chinese, Irish, or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 26.2% and English at 22.8%, followed by Chinese at 8.9%, Irish at 8.2%, and Scottish at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 31.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and 9.4 percentage points above the Northern Territory figure. While 61.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are the Philippines, India, England, and New Zealand.
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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70161/leanyer/topic/ancestry-heritage