7.7% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Owen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Owen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few changes have occurred in the ancestral makeup of Owen over the last decade. The area remains overwhelmingly of European descent, with nearly half the residents claiming Australian or English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 48.3% and English at 47.7%. Irish, German, and Scottish heritage are also notable, accounting for 12.0%, 9.8% and 6.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of people in Owen were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (87.6%), followed by England at 3.9%.
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 Owen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41085/owen/topic/ancestry-heritage