11.0% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11% of people in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and reflects a strong British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.7% and 41.1% of the population respectively. Irish ancestry is also prominent at 16.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011. At 11%, this is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure, with 84% of residents born in Australia.
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 Grove - Barwon Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212004/ocean-grove-barwon-heads/topic/ancestry-heritage