14.4% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ranford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ranford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A larger share of the Ranford population was born overseas in 2021 compared to the 2011 census. While the area is much more diverse than some similar local spots, far fewer people were born outside Australia here than in the rest of the state or nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian, English, Scottish or Irish ancestry. These four groups make up the vast majority of the community, with Italian ancestry also appearing at 2.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (70.1%), followed by smaller groups from England, New Zealand, the Philippines and South Africa.
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 Ranford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51279/ranford/topic/ancestry-heritage