15.8% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Otway · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Otway
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Otway than in the rest of the state, with only 15.8% born abroad. This makes the area much less diverse than Victoria and Australia overall. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 40.6%, followed by Australian at 31.2% and Irish at 16.9%. Scottish and German ancestry also make up smaller portions of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2016, with 72.4% of residents born in Australia.
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 Otway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031476/otway/topic/ancestry-heritage