14.1% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dinner Plain · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dinner Plain
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Dinner Plain compared to the rest of the country. While 14.1% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here have roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.2%, followed by Australian at 34.4%. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people were born in Australia (74.2%), with New Zealand and England as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Dinner Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20760/dinner-plain/topic/ancestry-heritage