8.5% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Risdon Park South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Risdon Park South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.5% of people in Risdon Park South were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with strong ancestral ties to the British Isles and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry, while 37.5% identify as English. Other common ancestries include Italian at 9%, German at 8%, and Scottish at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.9%), followed by small numbers from England, South Africa, and the Philippines.
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 Risdon Park South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41260/risdon-park-south/topic/ancestry-heritage