15.8% ▲ +1231.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Riverside · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Riverside
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Riverside (L), where nearly half of residents claim these roots. While most people here were born in Australia, the area has seen a significant increase in overseas arrivals over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads the breakdown at 49.5%, followed by Australian at 41.4% and Scottish at 12.3%. Irish and German roots are also noted at 9.8% and 7.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has jumped 15 points since 2011 to reach 15.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and 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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122115/riverside/topic/ancestry-heritage