6.6% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakenden · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakenden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Oakenden, where nearly 93% of residents were born in Australia. Most people here identify with British and Irish heritage, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 42.7% and 41.5%. Other significant groups include Scottish (12.7%), Irish (10.8%), and German (9.2%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (92.2%), followed by England at 2.1% and New Zealand at 0.7%.
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 Oakenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32208/oakenden/topic/ancestry-heritage