36.2% ▲ +363.9%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oatley · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oatley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge 28 percentage point jump in overseas births since 2011 has transformed the makeup of Oatley. Today, more than a third of the population was born outside Australia, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. This shift is seen in the mix of ancestries, with Chinese and English backgrounds both accounting for about 20% of residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has a diverse heritage, with Chinese (20%), English (19.9%), and Australian (19.4%) being the most common ancestries. Other significant groups include Greek and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 36.2% of people were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 60.3% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from China (9.4%) and Nepal (2.3%).
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 Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10062/oatley/topic/ancestry-heritage