8.2% ▼ -63.0%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Oakhurst · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Oakhurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common roots in Oakhurst (L), with about 32% of people identifying with each. Most residents were born in Australia, and the area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born people than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries lead the breakdown at 32.5% and 32.2% respectively. Other common roots include Irish (8%), Scottish (7.7%), and German (6.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen 14 points since 2011, with 88.1% of residents now 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 Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321080/oakhurst/topic/ancestry-heritage