20.8% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 20% of people in Oakford were born overseas, though this is still well below the national figure. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 46% and 41.2% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though far below the Western Australian average. Most people were born in Australia (76.4%), followed by England at 8.7%.
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 Oakford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51174/oakford/topic/ancestry-heritage