40.2% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Redfern · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Redfern
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty percent of Redfern residents were born overseas, making it a far more international neighborhood than most areas in Australia. This high level of global migration shapes a diverse community where a wide range of cultural backgrounds live side by side.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 28.2%, followed by Australian at 20.4% and Irish at 11.6%. Other significant groups include people with Chinese (8.9%) and Scottish (8.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 40.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 52.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (4.7%), China (4.2%), New Zealand (3.0%) and India (1.4%).
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 Redfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031642/redfern/topic/ancestry-heritage