10.1% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rockhampton · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rockhampton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Rockhampton than in most similar areas. Only 10.1% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has dropped by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 41.1% and 38.6% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, while New Zealand and England are the most common overseas 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/sua/3014/rockhampton/topic/ancestry-heritage