9.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Red Cliffs · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Red Cliffs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Red Cliffs compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.5% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Victorian figure of 30%. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.1% and 41.8% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and German roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 80.7% of residents were born in Australia, with the smallest groups of overseas-born people coming from England, New Zealand, Italy and the Philippines. This proportion of overseas births has barely changed since 2011.
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 Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215070/red-cliffs/topic/ancestry-heritage