8.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dundas · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dundas
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Dundas compared to the rest of the country, with only 8.6% of residents arriving from abroad. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than the national figure. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 36.2% and German at 31.0%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, at 22.4% and 20.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Almost 90% of the population was born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30895/dundas/topic/ancestry-heritage