39.8% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Rocks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Rocks
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in North Rocks were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011. This shift has created a diverse community where Chinese, English, and Australian ancestries are all common. The area now has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 23%, followed closely by English at 22.3% and Australian at 22.2%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also present, making up 7.3% and 7.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 39.8% of people born overseas, North Rocks is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects the local breakdown, where China is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 11.2%, followed by India at 2.9%.
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 North Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041490/north-rocks/topic/ancestry-heritage