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Dandenong - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Dandenong - North

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Few areas have a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than Dandenong - North, where 61.3% of people were born in another country. This creates a diverse community where Indian and Chinese ancestries are common alongside traditional English and Australian roots.

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📍 Dandenong - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Dandenong - North sits — People born overseas

61.3% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dandenong - North — higher than 99% of areas.

Dandenong - North61.3%
3175, VIC 56.1%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 10.2%, followed by Australian at 9.2% and Indian at 8.6%. Chinese and Irish ancestry also make up a notable part of the local mix.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The share of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 29.1% were born in Australia, 10.4% come from India, with other significant groups arriving from China, the Philippines and Vietnam.

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 Dandenong - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041563/dandenong-north/topic/ancestry-heritage