10.8% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Leeman · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Leeman
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A rising share of people born overseas now live in Leeman, where 10.8% of residents were born outside Australia. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a strong tie to British roots. The area remains far less diverse in birthplace than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.4% and 41.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also seen in about 9.1% of residents each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose by 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10.8%. This figure is far below the Western Australian rate of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 76.1% of people 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 Leeman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522041/leeman/topic/ancestry-heritage