46.1% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dundas · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dundas
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Dundas were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in the strong presence of Chinese ancestry across the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 24.3%, followed by English at 18.5% and Australian at 17.2%. Irish and Scottish ancestry each account for around 5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 46.1%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 51.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (11.3%), India (2.4%), and the Philippines (2.3%).
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 Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11315/dundas/topic/ancestry-heritage