9.3% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Red Cliffs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Red Cliffs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small increase in the number of overseas-born residents has been seen in Red Cliffs since 2011. This is a community with very deep roots in Australia and the UK, with 79.9% of people claiming Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (41.7%) and English (38.2%), followed by Scottish, Irish and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This share rose slightly from 8.2% in 2011, with 81.5% 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 Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021399/red-cliffs/topic/ancestry-heritage