19.6% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shellharbour - Oak Flats · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shellharbour - Oak Flats
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around 75.6% of people in Shellharbour - Oak Flats were born in Australia, making it much more locally born than the state average. This area has a strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (37.1%) and Australian (35.6%) are the most common ancestries. Other common roots include Irish (8.7%), Scottish (8.1%), and German (4.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.6% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has barely changed since 2011, and the most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand, and Italy.
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 Shellharbour - Oak Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031142/shellharbour-oak-flats/topic/ancestry-heritage