37.8% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ottoway · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ottoway
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing international mix defines Ottoway, where the proportion of people born overseas has risen significantly since 2011. Now, 37.8% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Vietnamese ancestries are the most common here, with the first three groups each making up around 20% of the population. Other notable groups include Filipino and Italian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas birth rates are among the highest for similar areas, sitting 10 percentage points above the Australian figure. While 57.6% were born in Australia, many residents arrived from Vietnam, the Philippines, 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 Ottoway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41081/ottoway/topic/ancestry-heritage