18.9% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ocean Shores · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ocean Shores
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Ocean Shores than in most similar areas. While 72.4% of people were born in Australia, the number of people born overseas has risen to 18.9%. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the strong ties to English, Australian, and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 40.1%, followed by Australian at 32.4% and Irish at 15.5%. Other notable ancestral groups include Scottish at 11.5% and German at 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 5.5 points since 2011 to reach 18.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the national mark of 27.7% and far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115115/ocean-shores/topic/ancestry-heritage