29.7% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oxley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Oxley, where 33.3% of residents claim these roots. The area is quite diverse, with nearly 30% of people born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides English and Australian roots, the most common ancestries are Irish at 11.4%, Scottish at 9.9%, and German at 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of people here were born overseas, a figure much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average. While 67% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Vietnam, England, New Zealand, and India.
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32243/oxley/topic/ancestry-heritage