21.0% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dunlop · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dunlop
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Dunlop claim English, Irish or Scottish roots, making it a place with strong British ties. While 21.0% of residents were born overseas, this is well below the national and territory figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 39.0% and 34.5% of the population respectively. Irish (10.1%), Scottish (9.4%) and German (4.3%) backgrounds also feature prominently.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.0% of the population was born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 28.7% seen across the ACT and 27.7% nationally, with most residents born in Australia (76.4%).
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 Dunlop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80049/dunlop/topic/ancestry-heritage