13.3% ▲ +171.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Red Head · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Red Head
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Red Head compared to the state and national figures. While 13.3% of residents were born abroad, this is still much lower than the New South Wales average of 29.3%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.5% and 43.2% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds are also seen in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose by 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.7%), followed by England at 5.6% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121096/red-head/topic/ancestry-heritage