11.5% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ocean Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 Ocean Grove, where 43.5% of residents claim this background. This local identity is reinforced by a very small number of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, followed by Irish at 16.6% and Scottish at 13.3%. German ancestry is also present for 4.7% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (83.8%), with England (4.3%) and New Zealand (0.9%) being the next most common birthplaces.
11.5% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ocean Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031490/ocean-grove/topic/ancestry-heritage