45.5% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakleigh South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakleigh South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Oakleigh South than in most similar areas, with 45.5% of residents arriving from another country. This high level of international migration is reflected in a diverse mix of backgrounds, where English, Greek, and Chinese ancestries are all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 17.2%, followed by Australian at 16.5%, Greek at 14.2%, Chinese at 12.9%, and Indian at 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 45.5% of people born overseas is far above the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 51.0% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India at 8.1% and China at 6.4%.
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 Oakleigh South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22002/oakleigh-south/topic/ancestry-heritage