13.3% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Red Head · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Red Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Red Head compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.3% of the population was born abroad, which is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This creates a local profile that is more Australian-born than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 47.5% and Australian at 43.2%. Other notable groups include Irish (14.0%), Scottish (11.4%), and German (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 81.7% of residents. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are England (5.6%) and New Zealand (1.3%).
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 Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13342/red-head/topic/ancestry-heritage