26.6% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rochedale South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rochedale South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Rochedale South were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community includes a broad mix of global backgrounds. This creates a multicultural profile that sits well above the Queensland average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 35.6% and 33.1% of residents. Irish and Scottish ancestries both follow at 10.4%, while German ancestry is listed by 5.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. While 70.5% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from New Zealand (5.2%), England (2.9%), and India (2.4%).
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 Rochedale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32448/rochedale-south/topic/ancestry-heritage