14.2% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Richmond · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Richmond
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to the British Isles define the heritage of Richmond (L), where more than half of residents claim English ancestry. The area has a small but growing international feel, with the proportion of overseas-born residents rising over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most common here at 51.3%, followed by Australian at 36.8% and Irish at 14.2%. Scottish and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.2% of the population, a figure that rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far 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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621022/richmond/topic/ancestry-heritage