11.2% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dales Creek · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dales Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.2% of people in Dales Creek were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most other parts of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.7% and 37.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also seen in over 12% of residents each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.9 percentage points since 2011 to 11.2%. This is far below the 30% seen across Victoria, with 81.4% of the local population 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 Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222014/dales-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage