17.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Reedy Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Reedy Swamp
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for 40.2% of people in Reedy Swamp. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, though far fewer people were born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 40.2% and 37.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common at 14.4% and 12.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.3%), followed by New Zealand at 3.1%.
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 Reedy Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13356/reedy-swamp/topic/ancestry-heritage