26.5% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oatley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oatley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Oatley than in most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, with nearly half the population claiming English or Australian roots. Other common ancestries include Chinese, Irish, and Scottish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 29.2% and 27.2% of the population. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 16.1%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas, though a little below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. Most residents were born in Australia (71.1%), with China (6.6%) and England (2.6%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13075/oatley/topic/ancestry-heritage