10.3% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oberon · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oberon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have barely changed in Oberon since 2011, remaining at 10.3%. This reflects a community with deep colonial roots, where an overwhelming majority of residents claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, accounting for 39.1% and 38.1% of residents respectively. Irish ancestry is also significant at 14.2%, followed by Scottish at 9.4% and German at 3.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (77%), with England (2.4%) and New Zealand (1.3%) being the most common other 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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16100/oberon/topic/ancestry-heritage