15.8% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Richmond - Clarendon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Richmond - Clarendon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Richmond - Clarendon compared to most other areas. Only 15.8% of the population grew up in another country, which is much lower than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (39.4%) or Australian (38.9%) ancestry, with Irish and Scottish roots also common at 10.8% and 9.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose slightly by 1.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.8%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 78.6% 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 Richmond - Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124041466/richmond-clarendon/topic/ancestry-heritage