23.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dorodong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dorodong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep roots in British and European heritage shape daily life in Dorodong, where over half the residents claim Australian ancestry. While the area has a strong local identity, about 23.8% of the population was born overseas, though this is still well below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify as Australian (52.4%) or English (42.9%), while German ancestry is also common at 23.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, even though this is well below the 30.0% seen across Victoria.
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 Dorodong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20780/dorodong/topic/ancestry-heritage