41.8% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakhurst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakhurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 41% of people in Oakhurst were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas at this level. This high proportion of overseas births is reflected in a multicultural community where Filipino and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Filipino ancestry is the most common at 18.8%, closely followed by Australian at 18.6% and English at 16.0%. Indian and Scottish ancestries also make up a notable part of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 41.8% born overseas is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 52.5% of residents were born in Australia, the Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 13.2%.
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 Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13069/oakhurst/topic/ancestry-heritage