9.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.3% of people in Oakwood were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This small community is predominantly Australian-born and shares a strong heritage of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 44.0% and 43.1% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature in the community's heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 81.9% of residents born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Of those born abroad, England and New Zealand are the most common birthplaces.
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 Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32213/oakwood/topic/ancestry-heritage