34.5% ▲ +100.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Officer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Officer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Officer were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in a mix of ancestries, with Indian and English backgrounds being particularly common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 28.7% and 28.0%. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 9.4%, followed by Irish at 6.7% and Scottish at 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 34.5% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This is among the highest proportions for similar areas, with 8.9% of the population born in India.
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 Officer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22006/officer/topic/ancestry-heritage