12.8% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leeton · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leeton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and European heritage shape the daily life of Leeton. While 38% of residents claim Australian ancestry, there is a heavy influence from English, Irish, and Italian roots. Most people here were born in Australia, making it much less diverse in birthplace than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (37.6%) and English (35.6%), followed by Irish (11.0%) and Scottish (9.8%). Italian heritage is also notable, accounting for 8.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 2.7 points since 2011, with 79.4% of residents now born in Australia.
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 Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114016/leeton/topic/ancestry-heritage