45.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oatlands - Dundas Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oatlands - Dundas Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Oatlands - Dundas Valley were born overseas, a figure that has risen 7.8 percentage points since 2011. This area is far more diverse than the rest of the state and the nation. Chinese ancestry is the most common, making up over a quarter of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most prominent at 25.8%, followed by Australian at 16.2% and English at 15.2%. Irish and Scottish ancestries also feature at 4.9% and 4.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 45.9% of residents born overseas is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While nearly half of the population was born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 12.6%.
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 Oatlands - Dundas Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021478/oatlands-dundas-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage