50.9% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dandenong North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dandenong North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of all people in Dandenong North were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most diverse in the region, with a strong mix of residents from India, Greece, and China.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 13.7% and English at 13.4%. Indian ancestry is also prominent at 6.7%, followed by Greek at 5.5% and Chinese at 5.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half the population (50.9%) was born outside Australia, which is 23 percentage points higher than the national figure. While 43.4% were born in Australia, the largest overseas birthplaces are India (6.4%) and Vietnam (2.8%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dandenong North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20708/dandenong-north/topic/ancestry-heritage