7.1% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rhymney · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rhymney
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Rhymney than in most similar areas. While half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, the community remains strongly linked to British roots through English and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, at 50% and 42.9%. Other frequent responses include Scottish (17.9%), Irish (14.3%), and Chinese (7.1%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most other areas, with 87.5% of people born in Australia.
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 Rhymney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22165/rhymney/topic/ancestry-heritage