13.8% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Razorback · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Razorback
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Razorback, where nearly 40% of residents claim this background. The area is predominantly local in origin, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is almost as common as Australian at 38.6%, followed by Irish (9.3%), Scottish (8.5%) and Italian (7.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 78.8% of people were born in Australia, those born overseas make up 13.8% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, but remains far below the figures for New South Wales and 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 Razorback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13341/razorback/topic/ancestry-heritage