25.0% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
O'Connor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in O'Connor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to O'Connor from overseas since 2011, with 25% of residents now born abroad. This makes the suburb slightly more diverse than it was a decade ago, though it remains largely defined by traditional English, Australian, and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 36.2% and Australian at 33.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 14.5% and 12.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
One in four people here was born overseas, a figure that rose 0.8 points since 2011. This is well below the ACT average of 28.7% and a little below the national figure of 27.7%, with most residents born in Australia (72.5%).
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 O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051058/o-connor/topic/ancestry-heritage