19.7% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Drysdale · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Drysdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root for people in Drysdale, where 30.3% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a strong British and European base, though it has seen a steady rise in people born overseas in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is very common at 28.3%. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 7.1% and 6.9%, while 5.1% of residents identify as Filipino.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.7% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, with the Philippines being the most common overseas birthplace at 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 Drysdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70010/drysdale/topic/ancestry-heritage