49.1% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This high proportion of overseas births is reflected in a multicultural mix of ancestries, with Chinese and Indian roots being particularly common alongside English and Australian backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.6%, followed by Chinese at 20.4% and Australian at 19.4%. Indian (8.4%) and Scottish (6.7%) ancestries also make up significant shares of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 49.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). This figure rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being India (7.2%), England (5.8%), and China (4.9%).
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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/topic/ancestry-heritage