27.4% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ringwood East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ringwood East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little over a quarter of residents in Ringwood East were born overseas, a figure that sits about the same as the national average. While the area is more diverse than most similar places, it remains slightly less overseas-born than the Victorian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 34.9% and 31.0% of residents. Other significant groups include people with Irish (11.3%), Chinese (10.1%), and Scottish (9.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the population, with the largest overseas groups coming from China (5.0%), England (3.1%), and India (2.3%).
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 Ringwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22175/ringwood-east/topic/ancestry-heritage