5.9% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Dorrigo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in North Dorrigo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small number of overseas arrivals have moved to North Dorrigo since 2011, keeping the area's roots deeply traditional. Most residents here identify with British and Irish heritage, with 45.2% claiming Australian ancestry and 42.5% English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Scottish, and Irish ancestries are common here, with 42.5%, 20.4% and 17.7% of people claiming these roots respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, at 86.6%.
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 North Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12999/north-dorrigo/topic/ancestry-heritage