6.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Rockhampton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Rockhampton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong link to British and Irish roots shapes the local identity of West Rockhampton. With 86.5% of people born in Australia and a huge majority claiming English or Australian ancestry, it is a community with deep ties to its colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The local mix is dominated by Australian and English roots, both at around 41%. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also make up significant portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from India, England and the Philippines.
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 West Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33041/west-rockhampton/topic/ancestry-heritage