9.1% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dudley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local roots run deep in Dudley, where very few residents were born outside Australia. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a population that is far more homegrown than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 45.8% and 45.1% of the population. Other notable groups include Scottish and Irish backgrounds, each around 14%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While most were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, and New Zealand.
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 Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11303/dudley/topic/ancestry-heritage