8.8% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rupanyup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rupanyup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted British and Irish heritages shape the identity of Rupanyup. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 83.5% of the population born here, making it far less diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (44.0%) or English (32.7%) ancestry. Scottish (14.3%) and Irish (9.5%) roots are also common, while German ancestry accounts for 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (1.8%) and India (1.7%).
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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22214/rupanyup/topic/ancestry-heritage