3.6% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Richmond
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in Richmond, where 43.8% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is the next most common at 34.1%. Other significant groups include Irish (10.2%), Scottish (9.5%) and German (5.0%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland average of 22.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (77.9%).
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32425/richmond/topic/ancestry-heritage