13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakview · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakview
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of heritage continues in Oakview, where British roots remain the most common. Most people here trace their family history to England and Scotland, with 57.8% and 24.4% claiming those ancestries respectively.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Scottish backgrounds are the most frequent, followed by Australian and Irish ancestries. Very few residents claim Chinese ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 13.3%.
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 Oakview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32212/oakview/topic/ancestry-heritage