10.7% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Douglas Park · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Douglas Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, Douglas Park has a moderate level of overseas-born residents. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles, with nearly 45% claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 45.1% and 38.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 9.2% and 7.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales 29.3% and national 27.7% rates. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.1 points since 2011, with 83.2% of residents born in Australia.
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 Douglas Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115054/douglas-park/topic/ancestry-heritage