45.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dallas · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dallas
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Dallas were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse spots in the region, with a population rooted in a wide variety of global backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 13.6% and English at 10.2%, followed by Indian, Vietnamese, and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 45.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the 30.0% seen in Victoria and 27.7% across Australia. While 45.7% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include India, Nepal, Vietnam, 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 Dallas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20702/dallas/topic/ancestry-heritage