13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Running Stream · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Running Stream
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for the 13.3% of Running Stream residents born overseas. This small community is largely Australian-born, with most people claiming English, Australian, or Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 30% and Scottish at 16.7%. Irish and German roots are also present, making up 12.5% and 5.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. About 76.7% of the population was born in Australia, while 3.3% were born in England.
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 Running Stream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13456/running-stream/topic/ancestry-heritage