8.7% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oxley Island · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oxley Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Oxley Island than in the rest of the country, with only 8.7% born abroad. Most residents identify with English or Australian roots, creating a community with very strong ties to these two backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.9% and 41.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also present at 13.4% and 12.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the community was born in Australia, followed by New Zealand at 4.4% and England at 2.2%.
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 Oxley Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13120/oxley-island/topic/ancestry-heritage