45.9% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rooty Hill - Minchinbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 46% of people in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where Filipino and Australian heritage are the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Filipino ancestry is the most common at 18.1%, followed by Australian at 17.1% and English at 14.4%. Indian and Irish backgrounds are also present at 7.3% and 3.1% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has risen to 45.9% since 2011, which is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 48.1% were born in Australia, the Philippines (13.2%) and India (4.4%) are the most frequent birthplaces abroad.
45.9% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031319/rooty-hill-minchinbury/topic/ancestry-heritage