27.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hanging Rock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hanging Rock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Hanging Rock were born overseas, reflecting a diverse mix of global origins. English and Australian ancestry are the most common roots here, with 45.9% and 17.3% of residents claiming these ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.9%, followed by Australian at 17.3% and Scottish at 13.3%. German ancestry is also notable at 8.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the national figure, it is a little below the New South Wales rate. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are South Africa at 8.2%, England at 5.1%, and China at 5.1%.
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 Hanging Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11854/hanging-rock/topic/ancestry-heritage