17.8% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
White Rock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in White Rock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian is the most common ancestry in White Rock, where 30.7% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong British influence, with English, Scottish, and Irish backgrounds making up a large part of the local mix.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Around 30% of residents identify as Australian or English, while Scottish and Irish ancestries are also common at 8.2% and 8.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (72.2%), followed by small groups from New Zealand, 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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33062/white-rock/topic/ancestry-heritage