21.1% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Richardson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Richardson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent years have seen a shift in who calls Richardson home, with the overseas-born population now making up 21.1% of the area. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 34.3% and 38.4% of residents respectively. Other frequent ancestries include Irish at 10.8% and Scottish at 10.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (75.6%), while those born overseas are most likely to have come from England, India, New Zealand, or the Philippines. The 21.1% overseas-born rate is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80114/richardson/topic/ancestry-heritage