11.3% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riddells Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riddells Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Riddells Creek than in the rest of Victoria. Only 11.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than most other areas. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional Australian and British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 43.8% and 40.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 14.1% and 13.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 11.3% born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This level of overseas birth has barely changed since 2011, with 84.9% 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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021234/riddells-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage