13.4% ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Doonbah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Doonbah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 13.4% of people in Doonbah were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This makes it a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47% and 43.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also notable at 13.1% and 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far lower share of people were born overseas compared to the state and national figures, with 79.9% born in Australia. For those born abroad, England is the most common birthplace at 6.7%.
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 Doonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11276/doonbah/topic/ancestry-heritage