20.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dapto - Port Kembla · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dapto - Port Kembla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 20.3% of people in Dapto - Port Kembla were born overseas, which is well below the national figure. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, with Australian and English ancestries each making up about 35% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 35.4% and 35.1% respectively. Other significant roots include Scottish (8.6%), Irish (8.1%), and Italian (5.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen 1.8 points since 2011 to 20.3%, a figure well below both New South Wales and Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (75.4%), followed by England (3.8%) and Italy (1.2%).
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 Dapto - Port Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10701/dapto-port-kembla/topic/ancestry-heritage