10.8% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dowerin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dowerin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define daily life in Dowerin, where nearly half the population claims English ancestry. The area is dominated by people born in Australia, creating a community with deep traditional roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify as Australian (51.8%) or English (46.1%). Other common ancestries include Scottish (10.8%), Irish (7.6%), and Dutch (3.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the state figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia (81.0%), followed by England (4.4%) and South Africa (1.1%).
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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50424/dowerin/topic/ancestry-heritage