15.4% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Ridgeway
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small proportion of 15.4% of people in The Ridgeway were born overseas, which is much lower than the national figure. Most residents identify with traditional British and Australian roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, representing 43.8% and 37.7% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prevalent, each accounting for over 11% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15.4% of people were born overseas—a figure higher than in most similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. The vast majority of the population, 73.5%, were born in Australia.
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 The Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13852/the-ridgeway/topic/ancestry-heritage