46.7% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Rocks
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in The Rocks were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English, Australian, and Chinese backgrounds are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 25.4%, followed by Australian at 14.6% and Chinese at 13.8%. Other frequent ancestral backgrounds include Irish and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 46.7% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. While 46.4% were born in Australia, many others come from England, China, New Zealand and India.
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 The Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13856/the-rocks/topic/ancestry-heritage