11.0% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oberon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oberon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11% of people in Oberon were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community with very deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 38.5% and 37.3% of the population. Other frequent ancestral backgrounds include Irish at 14.3% and Scottish at 9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, remaining much lower than most other areas at 11%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 75.9% of the population born in Australia.
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/sa2/103011061/oberon/topic/ancestry-heritage