11.9% ▲ +124.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dorrigo · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dorrigo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common backgrounds in Dorrigo, where 48.5% of people claim English ancestry. This small town has a strong connection to these traditional roots, though more people born overseas have moved here in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, with 48.5% and 41.1% respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish (12.4%), Scottish (10.9%), and German (4.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 11.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born people rose 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
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 Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115053/dorrigo/topic/ancestry-heritage