19.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Docker · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Docker
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Docker were born overseas, though the area remains much more Australian-born than the state or national average. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a strong Italian presence, which stands out among the most common ancestries and birthplaces for the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.1%, followed by Australian (19.8%), Irish (12.3%), and Scottish (11.3%). Italian ancestry is also prominent, accounting for 9.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 27.7%. Italy is the most common birthplace outside Australia, with 9.4% of people born there.
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 Docker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20764/docker/topic/ancestry-heritage