22.6% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dakabin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dakabin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong mix of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in Dakabin, where nearly a quarter of residents were born in another country. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the area is more diverse than many similar local places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.9%, followed by Australian at 36.1%. Other significant groups include Scottish (10.2%), Irish (9.2%) and German (5.5%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 22.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (72%), with New Zealand (6.9%) and England (3%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Dakabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30789/dakabin/topic/ancestry-heritage