17.1% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Riverside than in most similar areas, though the proportion has grown recently. While it sits well below the national figure, it is slightly above the Tasmanian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 42.4% and 40.0% of the population. Scottish, Irish and Dutch heritage follow as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 17.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011. This is far below the Australian average of 27.7%, though it is a little above the 15.4% seen across Tasmania.
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011046/riverside/topic/ancestry-heritage