17.1% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common in Riverside, where 42.3% of people claim English ancestry. While the area is more diverse than the state average, its overseas-born population is still much smaller than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most prevalent, making up 42.3% and 40.1% of the population. Other common roots include Scottish (10.1%), Irish (9.5%), and Dutch (5.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 17.1% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the Tasmania figure but far below the Australian average. Most people were born in Australia (79.6%), followed by England (3.9%) and India (1.7%).
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60557/riverside/topic/ancestry-heritage