43.4% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ocean Reef · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ocean Reef
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 Reef, where 46.9% of residents claim these roots. The area is notably diverse for its size, with a very high proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim English ancestry, followed by Australian (25.9%), Irish (12.3%), and Scottish (11.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher share of people in Ocean Reef were born overseas than in most other areas, at 43.4%. This figure is far above the national average of 27.7%, though it fell by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
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 Ocean Reef [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011080/ocean-reef/topic/ancestry-heritage