11.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rowsley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rowsley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Rowsley, where 36.4% of people claim this heritage. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a much smaller proportion of overseas residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 36.4% and 27.7% of residents. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries follow at 10.8%, 9.1%, and 5.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (67.1%), while New Zealand and England are the next most common birthplaces at 3.9% and 3.0%.
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 Rowsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22206/rowsley/topic/ancestry-heritage