30.4% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dunstan · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dunstan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 30% of people in Dunstan were born overseas, which is well above the state average. This makes the area more diverse than most similar places, with a population rooted in both Australian and European heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.8%, followed by Australian at 24.6% and Italian at 13.7%. Other notable groups include Irish and Scottish ancestors.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose to 30.4% in 2021, a figure that is a little above the national average. While 66.4% were born in Australia, the most common birthplaces overseas are England, China, India and Italy.
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 Dunstan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40010/dunstan/topic/ancestry-heritage