29.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dewars Pool · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dewars Pool
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Dewars Pool were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community has a diverse range of origins including significant ties to Germany and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.6%, followed by Australian at 34.1%. Other notable family roots include German (12.2%), Irish (8.5%) and Scottish (7.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 29.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This is largely driven by residents born in England (13.4%) and New Zealand (8.5%).
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 Dewars Pool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50407/dewars-pool/topic/ancestry-heritage