8.9% ▲ +93.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dunnstown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dunnstown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 8.9% of people in Dunnstown were born overseas, making it an area with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average. Most people here trace their roots back to Europe, with Irish and English heritage being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Irish ancestry is the most common at 39.4%, followed closely by English at 35.1%. Other common roots include Australian at 27.4% and Scottish at 14.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (84.6%), while small numbers were born in England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Dunnstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20812/dunnstown/topic/ancestry-heritage