20.0% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rocky Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rocky Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
One in five people in Rocky Point were born overseas, making it a much more diverse area than most similar places. While this is a higher proportion than many nearby areas, it remains a little below the Queensland figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has strong ties to the UK and Europe, with 35.2% of people claiming Australian ancestry and 32.4% English. Italian ancestry is also common here, accounting for 11.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 20.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Of those born abroad, the most common origins are New Zealand (3.4%), England (2.1%), and Italy (2.1%).
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 Rocky Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32457/rocky-point/topic/ancestry-heritage