5.9% ▼ -52.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
River Ranch · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in River Ranch
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small number of overseas-born residents now live in River Ranch, continuing a trend of low migration. Only 5.9% of people here were born in another country, which is far below the national figure. Most residents identify with traditional European roots, particularly Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people in River Ranch claim Australian ancestry, with 39.4% also claiming English and 10.0% Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 5.9% of people born overseas is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.6%), followed by a small number from New Zealand (3.3%) and South Africa (1.1%).
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 River Ranch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32436/river-ranch/topic/ancestry-heritage