9.6% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Red Cliffs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Red Cliffs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Red Cliffs, claiming 40.9% of the population. The area is predominantly made up of people born in Australia, with a far lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 38.8%, while Scottish, Irish and Italian heritages also feature prominently. Together, these groups make up the vast majority of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (80.9%), followed by small numbers from England, Italy, India 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 Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22147/red-cliffs/topic/ancestry-heritage