13.2% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Range · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Range
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in The Range is shaped by a strong connection to British and Irish roots. Most residents here trace their family history back to the UK or Australia, and the area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, each accounting for about 39% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish (15.2%), Scottish (12.8%), and German (6.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 82% of residents were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, and New Zealand.
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 The Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32804/the-range/topic/ancestry-heritage