7.3% ▼ -69.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Richmond Lowlands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Richmond Lowlands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.3% of people in Richmond Lowlands were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This is an area with very strong ties to the British Isles, where a huge majority of residents claim English, Scottish, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.7%, followed by Scottish at 27.3% and Irish at 20.0%. Australian ancestry is also prominent at 18.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. More than half of the population were born in Australia, while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.5%.
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 Richmond Lowlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13377/richmond-lowlands/topic/ancestry-heritage