5.7% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Russells Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Russells Bridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Russells Bridge from the national average in terms of overseas births. Most people here were born in Australia, contributing to a community with very few residents from other countries. This reflects a population with deep roots in Australia, England, and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian, English, and Irish ancestries are the most common, making up 41.4%, 38.6%, and 21.4% of the population respectively. German and Scottish roots are also present in about 7% and 6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (82.9%), followed by England at 5.7%.
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 Russells Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22216/russells-bridge/topic/ancestry-heritage