27.8% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Two Rocks · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Two Rocks
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A jump of 9.4 percentage points since 2011 shows that Two Rocks has become much more international. While the typical resident still identifies with English or Australian roots, over a quarter of the population was born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 46.2% and 34.3% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, each accounting for about 9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.8% of people were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. While this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%, it is about the same as the national average. Most of these residents come from England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515034/two-rocks/topic/ancestry-heritage