8.3% ▲ +60.5%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dubbo · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dubbo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.3% of people in Dubbo were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest proportion of overseas-born residents in the country. The community is predominantly of Australian and British descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 40.6% and English at 36.6%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries are also present, making up 10.5%, 8.5%, and 3.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 81.4% of residents were born in Australia, the share of people born overseas rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.3%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are India, England, and Nepal.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10503/dubbo/topic/ancestry-heritage