25.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rothsay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rothsay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in Rothsay, where over a quarter of the people were born overseas. This international influence is seen in a community where English and Australian ancestries are common, but Chinese and German heritage also play a role.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 20.8%, followed by Australian at 12.2%. Other notable roots include Irish at 6.1%, with Chinese and German ancestries both at 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Western Australian figure. While 28.9% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.1%.
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 Rothsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51313/rothsay/topic/ancestry-heritage