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Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A much higher share of people in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay were born overseas compared to the rest of the country. Over a third of the population grew up outside Australia, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.

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Where Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay sits — People born overseas

35.7% ▲ +8.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay — higher than 77% of areas.

Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay35.7%
2030, NSW 37.7%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 29.8%, followed by Australian at 22.5% and Irish at 10.3%. Other significant groups include Scottish and Chinese ancestry.

Ancestry

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In Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay, the largest group is English at 32%, followed by Australian (24%) and Irish (11%).

English 29.8% Australian 22.5% Irish 10.3% Scottish 8.2% Chinese 6.5% Greek 5.0% Italian 4.4% German 3.7% Dutch 1.3% Indian 1.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 35.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011, with South Africa being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.0%.

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35.7% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay, Australia is the majority at 75%; South Africa is next at 9%.

Australia 59.2% South Africa 7.0% England 5.6% China 3.1% New Zealand 2.1% Italy 0.6% Philippines 0.5% India 0.5% Vietnam 0.2% Nepal 0.0%

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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011346/rose-bay-vaucluse-watsons-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage