21.3% ▲ +91.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ocean Beach · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ocean Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for those living in Ocean Beach, where 50.5% of people claim this heritage. The area has seen a notable increase in people born overseas, with this group growing by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 37.3% and 50.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 12.0% and 11.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.3% of residents were born overseas—a figure that has risen since 2011—this is still far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (71.4%), followed by England at 10.5%.
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 Ocean Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521039/ocean-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage