24.0% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oldbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oldbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 42% of people in Oldbury claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in this community. While the area has a strong British influence, about a quarter of residents were born overseas, though this is still well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 42.2% and 36.5% of residents respectively. Other common roots include Scottish (13.5%), Italian (10.1%), and Irish (8.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 24% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (67.9%), followed by England at 9.8%.
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 Oldbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51179/oldbury/topic/ancestry-heritage