14.5% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dixons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dixons Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Australian roots define the heritage of Dixons Creek, where 78.8% of residents claim English or Australian ancestry. While many residents have deep ties to these origins, the area also sees a higher proportion of overseas-born people than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.0% and 37.8% of the population. Scottish (11.9%), Irish (7.6%), and German (4.7%) ancestries also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (75.6%), followed by England (4.4%) and New Zealand (2.3%).
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 Dixons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20762/dixons-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage