15.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Riverview
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Mount Riverview compared to state and national figures. Most people here identify with English and Australian ancestry, reflecting a community with deep colonial roots. This is a stable profile where 83.3% of the population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.5%, followed closely by Australian at 42.9%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.1% and 11.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the vast majority of the population was 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 Mount Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12799/mount-riverview/topic/ancestry-heritage