7.1% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dundee Forest · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dundee Forest
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Dundee Forest, where 41.2% of people claim this background. The area has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country, contributing to a population with deep roots in Australia and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 38.8%, followed by German (10.6%), Scottish (9.4%) and Irish (5.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (74.1%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 8.2%.
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 Dundee Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70083/dundee-forest/topic/ancestry-heritage