44.0% ▲ +84.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rockbank · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rockbank
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Rockbank were born in another country, making it far more diverse than most areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where Indian roots are now the most common, followed closely by Australian and English origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most frequent at 15.4%, slightly ahead of Australian (14.8%) and English (14.2%) roots. Other notable groups include Filipinos and Irish residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 44% of the population was born overseas, which is far above the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. While 47.9% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 18.3%.
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 Rockbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22186/rockbank/topic/ancestry-heritage