8.9% ▼ -53.5%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Red Rock · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Red Rock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local life in Red Rock is shaped by a very strong connection to Australian and British roots. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area is far less diverse than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.6%, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 44.0%. Other notable roots include Irish at 16.0% and Scottish at 11.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen by 10 points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (83.3%), with a small number from New Zealand (2.8%) and England (1.1%).
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 Red Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122114/red-rock/topic/ancestry-heritage