72.2% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rhodes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive 72.2% of people in Rhodes were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse in the region, with a strong connection to East Asia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 43.2%, followed by English at 7.5% and Indian at 7.4%. Other notable groups include Filipinos at 2.6% and Australians at 5.5%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 44 points higher than the Australian figure. China is the most common birthplace for those born abroad at 27.7%, while 23.5% of the total population was born in Australia.
72.2% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120011673/rhodes/topic/ancestry-heritage