15.5% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dapto · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dapto
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Dapto, where the vast majority of people claim English or Australian ancestry. While a small number of residents were born overseas, the area remains much more Australian-born than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.1% and 41.0% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and Italian heritage also feature, accounting for 10.5%, 9.6% and 4.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (81.0%), meaning the 15.5% born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Of those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 5.3%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11203/dapto/topic/ancestry-heritage