20.9% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Otford · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Otford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five people in Otford were born overseas, a figure that has climbed 6.2 percentage points since 2011. While the area is becoming more international, it remains predominantly Australian and British in its roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.0%, followed by Australian at 32.7% and Irish at 14.3%. Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 20.9% of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas, though this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most people were born in Australia (75.7%) or England (7.5%).
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 Otford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122105/otford/topic/ancestry-heritage