34.4% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rocklea · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rocklea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of residents in Rocklea were born overseas, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This diverse mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common, followed by Irish and Scottish backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.2%, with 24.9% identifying as Australian and 10.6% as Irish. Other notable ancestries include Scottish at 8.1% and Chinese at 5.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 34.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While 59.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, Vietnam, and China.
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 Rocklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32451/rocklea/topic/ancestry-heritage