8.4% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverina · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverina
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines daily life in Riverina, where the vast majority of people claim descent from the British Isles. Very few residents were born outside Australia, making this a community with deep local and ancestral ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 42.1% and 40.5% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also seen in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and has fallen 7.0 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (84.5%), with small numbers from England, India, 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 Riverina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED139/riverina/topic/ancestry-heritage