19.9% ▲ +69.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Doreen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Doreen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of diverse backgrounds shapes daily life in Doreen, where nearly one in five people were born overseas. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure. The community is anchored by strong Australian and English roots, alongside significant Irish and Italian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 35.7% and 33%, followed by Irish (10.1%), Italian (9.6%) and Scottish (8.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.9% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people were born in Australia (77.6%), with the next most common birthplaces being India (3.9%) and England (2.5%).
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 Doreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20779/doreen/topic/ancestry-heritage