9.2% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oxley · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oxley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.2% of people in Oxley were born overseas, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest proportion of overseas-born residents in the region. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.7%, followed closely by Australian at 41.3%. Other notable groups include Irish (11.8%) and Scottish (10.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose slightly from 7.7% in 2011 to 9.2% in 2021, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.5%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.1%.
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10064/oxley/topic/ancestry-heritage