38.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rostrevor - Magill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly four in ten people in Rostrevor - Magill were born overseas, creating a diverse community with strong international roots. This mix of backgrounds is far more common here than in the rest of South Australia or the wider nation.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 23.8% and 20.3% respectively. Italian heritage is also very prominent, with 20.3% of residents claiming these roots, followed by Chinese ancestry at 12.5%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas birth rates rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 38.3%, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. While 59% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (6.6%) and Italy (5.2%).
38.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Rostrevor - Magill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041016/rostrevor-magill/topic/ancestry-heritage