35.3% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ringwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ringwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Ringwood than in most similar areas. Around 35.3% of the population grew up abroad, a figure that has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (29.5%) and Australian (26.0%) are the most common ancestries, while Chinese ancestry is also significant at 14.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian figure of 30.0%. While 61.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (7.3%) and India (3.1%).
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 Ringwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031266/ringwood/topic/ancestry-heritage