49.1% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ryde · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ryde
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Ryde, making up 26.1% of the population. This cultural mix is reflected in the high proportion of residents born overseas, with nearly half of the population arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Chinese descent are the largest group at 26.1%, followed by English at 16.9% and Australian at 16.1%. Italian and Irish ancestries both account for 6.1% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly half of the people in Ryde were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 6.8 points since 2011, with China (12.4%) and India (4.0%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ryde
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16700/ryde/topic/ancestry-heritage