52.9% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.9%
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.
More than half of all residents in Riverton were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This diverse makeup is seen in the ancestry data, where Chinese and English roots are the most common. This makes Riverton one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 24.2%, followed closely by English at 23.2% and Australian at 17.5%. Other notable groups include those with Indian ancestry at 9.7% and Scottish at 5.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 52.9%, the share of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 44.8% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from India (8.9%) and China (6.0%).
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/SAL51298/riverton/topic/ancestry-heritage