12.1% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, Riverton (SA) has a population where 12.1% of people were born overseas. It is a community with deep roots in the British Isles, as the vast majority of residents claim English, Australian, or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.7%, followed closely by Australian at 39.8%. Other significant groups include Scottish (10.9%), German (10.2%), and Irish (10.1%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of South Australia (24.1%) or Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (81.7%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.7%.
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 Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41263/riverton/topic/ancestry-heritage