15.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rifle Range · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rifle Range
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots remain the most common heritages in Rifle Range, where 55.3% of people claim English ancestry. While most residents were born in Australia, the area has a slightly higher proportion of overseas-born residents than many similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 55.3%, followed by Australian at 39.6%. Irish roots are also common for 18.8% of the population, while German and Scottish ancestries account for 11.7% and 8.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.7%), with England (6.6%) and New Zealand (1.5%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Rifle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32429/rifle-range/topic/ancestry-heritage