10.1% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Redhead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Redhead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.1% of people in Redhead were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This is a community with deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by over 43% of residents. Scottish and Irish heritage also feature strongly, with 12.9% and 10.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, remaining much lower than most areas at 10.1%. This is 19 percentage points below the New South Wales figure, with 85.4% of the population 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 Redhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011211/redhead/topic/ancestry-heritage