12.5% ▲ +104.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dubbo - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dubbo - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Dubbo - South, where 38.5% of people claim this descent. The area is mostly born in Australia and has a strong traditional European heritage, though the proportion of people born overseas has grown recently.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with Australian (38.5%) or English (35.9%) ancestry. Irish (11.6%), Scottish (8.6%), and German (3.2%) are also common heritages in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, although the proportion has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 Dubbo - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031101/dubbo-south/topic/ancestry-heritage