7.8% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rye Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rye Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and colonial heritage shapes the daily life of Rye Park, where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.8% and 42.6% of the population. Scottish (12.2%) and Irish (11.7%) roots are also well represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.4%), with small numbers from China, England, and New Zealand.
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 Rye Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13470/rye-park/topic/ancestry-heritage