13.8% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dalwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dalwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Dalwood now identify with their ancestral roots than in previous years, though the area remains predominantly Australian-born. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with English heritage claimed by 53.2% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 53.2% and 39.0%. Irish (17.4%) and Scottish (12.8%) heritages are also prominent in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.8% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (83.5%), followed by England at 5.5%.
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 Dalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11196/dalwood/topic/ancestry-heritage