20.2% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali, where 40% of people claim this background. This area is predominantly Australian-born and shares a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 40% and 36.5% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish (13.6%), Scottish (10.1%), and Chinese (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, while the most common birthplaces are Australia (77.4%) and England (4.6%).
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 Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021536/oyster-bay-como-jannali/topic/ancestry-heritage