16.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Riverside compared to the rest of the state or country. While 16.4% of the population was born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The area remains predominantly Australian-born and of British and Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.3%, followed by Australian at 41.6%. Other common roots include Scottish (11.7%), Irish (9.4%), and German (7.4%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (76.5%), and the share of overseas-born residents is higher than in most similar areas. Of those born abroad, the most common origins are England (3.4%), New Zealand (2.3%), and South Africa (2.0%).
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13382/riverside/topic/ancestry-heritage