11.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rathmines · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rathmines
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 11.3% of people in Rathmines were born overseas, which is around the middle for areas of its type. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, though its overseas-born population is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.8% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (84.5%), meaning the share of overseas-born people is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. For those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 2.8%.
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 Rathmines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13332/rathmines/topic/ancestry-heritage