6.1% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ouyen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ouyen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Ouyen than in most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with only 6.1% of the population arriving from another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (44.2%), English (36.2%), or Irish (11.5%) ancestry. Scottish and German roots are also common, making up 9.7% and 6.2% of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Australia is the primary birthplace for 83.9% of residents, followed by small numbers from India and England.
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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22020/ouyen/topic/ancestry-heritage