40.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Redfern · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Redfern
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Redfern, where 28.5% of people claim this heritage. This inner-city area is notably diverse, with over 40% of residents born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish ancestries are the most frequent, making up 28.5%, 20.2% and 11.7% of the population. Chinese and Scottish heritage are also common, at 8.9% and 8.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Four in ten people born in Redfern were born overseas, which is far above the 27.7% national figure. While 52% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England, China, New Zealand and India.
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 Redfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13352/redfern/topic/ancestry-heritage