44.7% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dee Why · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dee Why
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Dee Why were born overseas, creating a diverse local community. This is far more common here than in the rest of New South Wales or Australia, with 44.7% of people born abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 30.1%, followed by Australian at 22.4%. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 51.9% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include England, China, Nepal, and India.
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 Dee Why [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11229/dee-why/topic/ancestry-heritage