8.0% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dunkeld · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dunkeld
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Dunkeld compared to the rest of the state. Only 8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Victorian figure of 30%. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.5%, followed by Australian at 34.3% and Irish at 20.5%. Scottish and German heritage are also notable, with 19.6% and 8.6% of residents claiming these roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents, 85%, were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 2.3%, while New Zealand accounts for 0.9%.
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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20809/dunkeld/topic/ancestry-heritage