32.0% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oatley - Hurstville Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oatley - Hurstville Grove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Oatley - Hurstville Grove than in most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is clear in the ancestry data, where Chinese roots are now as common as English or Australian ones.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 23.5%, followed closely by Australian (22.5%) and Chinese (20.3%). Other significant groups include Irish and Greek ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and well above the national average. This proportion has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011, with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.7%.
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 Oatley - Hurstville Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031371/oatley-hurstville-grove/topic/ancestry-heritage