5.5% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dungog · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dungog
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep roots in British and Irish heritage define daily life in Dungog, where nearly half of the people claim Australian ancestry. This local identity is mirrored by a very low number of overseas-born residents, making it one of the most domestically born areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community's heritage is predominantly Australian (48.4%) and English (44.7%), followed by Irish (11.6%) and Scottish (10.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and has barely changed since 2011. Australia is the birthplace for 89% of residents, with England (2.2%) and New Zealand (0.7%) as the next most common origins.
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 Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011110/dungog/topic/ancestry-heritage