33.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dural · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong international presence defines daily life in Dural, where over a third of residents were born overseas. This creates a diverse community that blends traditional Australian roots with significant migrant influences from across the globe.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up over half the population. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 11.1%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.4% of people in Dural were born overseas, which is well above both the New South Wales figure and the national average. While 64.1% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are China, England, India, and South Africa.
33.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Dural [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11331/dural/topic/ancestry-heritage