Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mainly secular area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
In the CBS 2022 census, secular households are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)99%
Non-Jews (estimate)1%
Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?
CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 133 is Secular · main religion: Jewish
Rova 2 is a neighbourhood of Ashdod. Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly secular area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 99% (non-Jews: 1%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 100%).
Who lives here
CBS Census 2022 · 4,500 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Rova 2National average
Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleSecular
Aged 0–1920.5%
Aged 20–6465.0%
Aged 65+14.5%
Households with children aged 0–511.3%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)1.6Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪86,900Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)12.3%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)63.4%
Households owning their home41.3%
Households renting52.3%
Households without a car63.0%
Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 133 (2022 boundaries).
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)16.6%
Europe (incl. former USSR)48.4%
America & Oceania2.2%
Africa27.6%
Asia5.2%
55.9%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 15.7%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 10.0%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: Israel
CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.
Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).
Jewish life nearby
Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).
4Synagogues
1Mikvaot
32Schools
87Kindergartens
2Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
1Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 32
State 6State-religious 3Haredi 23
Kindergartens by stream 87
State 18State-religious 10Haredi 59
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 12 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 1 · Community centres (OSM): 3
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