6.7% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rutherglen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rutherglen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few areas in the region have as few overseas-born residents as Rutherglen, where only 6.7% of people were born in another country. This makes the town stand out for its very strong ties to traditional roots, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 45.3% and 43.2%, followed by Irish at 15.1% and Scottish at 11.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, at 88.1%.
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 Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021065/rutherglen/topic/ancestry-heritage