19.9% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ocean View · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ocean View
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher rates of overseas birth than most similar areas define Ocean View. While nearly 20% of the population was born abroad, the community remains predominantly tied to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.7% and 36.5% of residents. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13% and 11.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is a little below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.7%), followed by England at 7.4% and New Zealand at 3.1%.
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 Ocean View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32218/ocean-view/topic/ancestry-heritage