20.2% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverview · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverview
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A fair share of residents in Riverview were born abroad, though the community is more Australian-born than the national average. About 20.2% of people here were born overseas, with the most common ancestries being Australian and English, each at 31.8%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, each making up 31.8% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also present, accounting for 7.6%, 6.5% and 5.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 20.2%, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is well below the Australian figure of 27.7% and a little below Queensland's 22.7%, having fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
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 Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031295/riverview/topic/ancestry-heritage