9.3% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rushworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rushworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Rushworth than in most similar areas. While the number of overseas-born residents rose slightly to 9.3% since 2011, the community remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with deep roots in English, Irish, and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The strongest ancestral links are to Australia (41.8%) and England (39.4%), followed by Irish (13.3%), Scottish (11.2%), and German (4.2%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people here were born in Australia (79.9%), with small numbers from England (2.2%) and New Zealand (1.0%).
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 Rushworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011410/rushworth/topic/ancestry-heritage