7.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rushforth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rushforth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Rushforth compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here share a similar heritage, with over half claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 50.2%, followed by English at 37.5%. Other notable roots include Scottish, Irish, and Dutch heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 87.4% of the community was born in Australia. This explains why the 7.4% born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
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 Rushforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13461/rushforth/topic/ancestry-heritage