30.6% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rockingham (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rockingham (South Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Rockingham than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the overseas-born population has dropped sharply to 30.6% since the last census.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.0%, followed by Australian at 32.4% and Scottish at 10.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of residents born overseas fell by 18 points since 2016 to reach 30.6%, which is a little above the national figure. Most people were born in Australia (62.0%) or England (13.4%).
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 Rockingham (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54605/rockingham/topic/ancestry-heritage