4.5% ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Silky Oak · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Silky Oak
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong preference for local roots persists in Silky Oak, where the overseas-born population remains very small. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, though there is a notable Italian presence in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 37.1%, followed by English at 24.2% and Italian at 22.5%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also seen in 13.5% and 10.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the 27.7% national average. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 85.4% of residents born in Australia.
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 Silky Oak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32562/silky-oak/topic/ancestry-heritage