25.5% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rothbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rothbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people were born overseas in Rothbury than in most similar areas. This multicultural mix is reflected in a population where nearly half the residents claim English ancestry, followed by Scottish and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.3%, with Scottish (23.6%) and Australian (21.8%) roots also featuring strongly. Irish and German ancestries each account for 9.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 25.5% of residents were born overseas—a figure much higher than in most similar areas—this is still well below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. Most people were born in Australia (76.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.5%.
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 Rothbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13435/rothbury/topic/ancestry-heritage