33.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rockingham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rockingham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong international presence shapes daily life in Rockingham, where over a third of the population was born in another country. This makes the area more diverse than both the state and national averages. While English and Australian are the most common ancestries, the community remains well-connected to its global roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.2%, followed by Australian at 28.9% and Scottish at 10.9%. Irish and German roots are also seen in 9.9% and 3.4% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
One in three people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7%. While this proportion fell 2.8 percentage points since 2011, 33.3% of residents still hail from abroad, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 14.3%.
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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051188/rockingham/topic/ancestry-heritage