13.1% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leopold · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leopold
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family histories of those living in Leopold. While most residents were born here, the area has a small but diverse mix of overseas arrivals and deep ancestral ties to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 42%, followed closely by Australian at 39.7%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, making up 12% and 11.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national averages. This proportion has also fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011, with 83.8% 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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213009/leopold/topic/ancestry-heritage