61.3% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rockdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rockdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift toward greater diversity has seen 61.3% of Rockdale residents now born overseas. This is far above the national figure and makes the area one of the most multicultural places in the region. Chinese, Australian and English ancestries are now the most common roots for people here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 12.8%, followed by Australian at 9.5% and English at 9.3%. Greek (4.0%) and Filipino (3.9%) roots are also common in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than six in ten people were born overseas, which is far above the 27.7% national figure. This high proportion of overseas birth is reflected in the population, with 15.8% born in Nepal, 6.5% in China and 3.2% in the Philippines.
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 Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13394/rockdale/topic/ancestry-heritage