32.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Officer South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Officer South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 32.1% of people in Officer South were born overseas, a figure well above the Australian average. This reflects a diverse community where people from many different backgrounds have settled, with those born in Australia making up 65.2% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 32.4% and Australian at 28.1%. Other significant groups include Indian, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds, each making up between 5.6% and 6.1% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas rates are among the highest for similar areas, sitting a little above the Victorian figure of 30.0%. While most residents were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22007/officer-south/topic/ancestry-heritage