44.0% —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Oakleigh were born overseas, though this figure has fallen slightly from 45.8% in 2016 to 44.0%. This makes the area far more diverse than the state and national averages. A strong mix of English, Chinese and Greek backgrounds shapes the local community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English (20.1%) and Australian (18.6%), followed by Chinese at 14.5% and Greek at 9.4%. Irish ancestry is also notable at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 44.0%, the proportion of people born overseas is far above the Victorian (30.0%) and Australian (27.7%) figures. While Australia is the most common birthplace at 52.2%, India (7.2%) and China (7.1%) are the next most frequent origins.
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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26406/oakleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage