7.8% ▲ +51.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rosebrook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rosebrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Rosebrook compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.8% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. This creates a community with a very strong focus on local and traditional roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.5%, followed by Australian at 34.4% and Irish at 28.9%. German and Scottish roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (85.9%), while New Zealand (4.7%) and England (3.1%) are the most common overseas birthplaces. This low proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than the national figure.
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 Rosebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22197/rosebrook/topic/ancestry-heritage