6.5% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dennington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dennington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.5% of people in Dennington were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in its origins than most other parts of Australia. The local population is predominantly Australian-born, with strong ties to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry (43.9%), followed closely by English ancestry at 42.0%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, accounting for 17.4% and 11.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 89.2% of people here were born in Australia, meaning the overseas-born population is far below the Victorian and national averages. For those born abroad, New Zealand and England are the most common origins.
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 Dennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20737/dennington/topic/ancestry-heritage