36.8% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rowville - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rowville - Central
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Rowville - Central were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese heritage is particularly common at 15.9%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (25.4%) and Australian (24.5%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Chinese, Irish and Italian backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents has risen by 5.8 points since 2011 to 36.8%, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While 61.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, India, England and New Zealand.
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 Rowville - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011256/rowville-central/topic/ancestry-heritage