44.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rossmoyne · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rossmoyne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Rossmoyne, where 32.5% of people claim these roots. The area is notably diverse, with a very high proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian and Chinese ancestries are the most frequent, making up 32.5%, 23.6% and 18.8% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 8.0% and 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 45% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the 32.2% seen in Western Australia and the 27.7% national average. While 52.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India 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 Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51312/rossmoyne/topic/ancestry-heritage