12.3% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dandaragan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dandaragan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of heritage remains in Dandaragan, where nearly 90% of the population identifies as Australian or English. The area remains very traditional in its roots, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.1% and 47.9% of the community. Other frequent heritage links include Irish at 11% and Scottish at 9.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most residents were born here (82.2%), while the most common overseas birthplaces are South Africa at 3.8% and New Zealand at 2.7%.
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 Dandaragan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50382/dandaragan/topic/ancestry-heritage