9.5% ▼ -72.4%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rockhampton · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rockhampton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Rockhampton compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 9.5% of residents were born abroad, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population with very strong ties to local and traditional colonial roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.6% and 39.2% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include those with Irish (10.9%), Scottish (9.8%), and German (6.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen sharply by 25 points since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (83.5%), while New Zealand (1.5%) and England (1.3%) are the most common other birthplaces.
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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30073/rockhampton/topic/ancestry-heritage