8.3% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dalby · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dalby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Dalby, where 42.2% of people claim this background. The community is shaped largely by British and European roots, with English and Irish ancestries also making up a significant part of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common here at 39.2%, followed by Irish (11.1%), German (9.8%), and Scottish (9.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national rate of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with the Philippines now the most common overseas birthplace at 2.3%.
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 Dalby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313003/dalby/topic/ancestry-heritage