22.2% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Redlynch · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Redlynch
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Redlynch than across Australia, with only 22.2% of the population arriving from another country. This lower rate of overseas birth is consistent with a community where the vast majority of residents claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.4%, followed by Australian at 34.6% and Irish at 10.8%. Scottish and German roots are also present, accounting for 10.4% and 6.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the share of overseas-born residents rose 1.9 percentage points since 2011, the current figure of 22.2% is well below the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (73.6%), with England (4.6%) and New Zealand (2.9%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Redlynch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011141/redlynch/topic/ancestry-heritage