8.6% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
White Rock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in White Rock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in White Rock than in most similar areas. This small community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small minority arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, followed closely by English at 42.8%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, appearing in about 15% of the population each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, while the few born abroad mostly come from England.
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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14292/white-rock/topic/ancestry-heritage