10.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ross · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Ross than in the rest of the country. Just 10% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the state and national figures. This reflects a community with deep roots in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 50.5% and 45.1% of the population respectively. Other frequent ancestral links include Scottish (11.7%), Irish (8.5%), and German (3.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the Australian average of 27.7%. While 78.5% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.5%.
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 Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60575/ross/topic/ancestry-heritage