27.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rosewater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rosewater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Rosewater, where 32.7% of people claim this heritage. The area is a diverse mix of local and overseas-born residents, with over a quarter of the population born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside English and Australian roots, the most common ancestries are Irish (8.3%), Scottish (7.8%), and German (5.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 27.0% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure. While 68.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Vietnam (4.9%), India (3.3%), and England (3.1%).
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 Rosewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41276/rosewater/topic/ancestry-heritage