42.9% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ropes Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ropes Crossing
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far more diverse mix of backgrounds has emerged in Ropes Crossing since 2011. Nearly 43% of residents were born overseas, a figure that stands among the highest for similar areas. This reflects a community where many people have moved from abroad to settle in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (18.8%) and English (18.1%), while Indian (13.2%) and Filipino (12.1%) backgrounds are also very prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas, 42.9% of the population is from another country, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high overseas birth rate is consistent with the strong Indian (9.3%) and Filipino (8.4%) presence in the area.
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 Ropes Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13411/ropes-crossing/topic/ancestry-heritage