7.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rockhampton - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rockhampton - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.8% of people in Rockhampton - West were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of Queensland. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.6% and English at 41.3%, followed by Irish (11.9%), Scottish (11.3%), and German (6.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 86.2% of people born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Those born abroad most often come from England, New Zealand, the Philippines, or India.
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 Rockhampton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031216/rockhampton-west/topic/ancestry-heritage