25.8% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ovingham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ovingham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little over a quarter of residents in Ovingham were born overseas, a figure slightly below the national average. The area is a mix of local and international backgrounds, with over 68% of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 33.6%, followed by Australian at 27%. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 25.8% of people were born outside Australia, which is much higher than most similar areas. While most residents are Australian-born, others come primarily from England, India, New Zealand and China.
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 Ovingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41084/ovingham/topic/ancestry-heritage