11.9% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Dudley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in South Dudley claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community has a very strong connection to its British and Australian roots, with far fewer residents born overseas than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, accounting for 49.4% and 43.2% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (10.0%) and Irish (9.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (82.7%), followed by England (4.5%).
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 South Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22307/south-dudley/topic/ancestry-heritage