10.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Redhead · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Redhead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian heritage defines the local identity in Redhead. Most residents trace their family roots to the UK or Australia, and the area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 44.5% and 43.4% of the population respectively. Other significant roots include Scottish (12.9%) and Irish (10.6%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia (85.4%), followed by small numbers from England (3.0%) and New Zealand (1.0%).
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 Redhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13353/redhead/topic/ancestry-heritage