9.2% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dunwich · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dunwich
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people born overseas have lived in Dunwich since 2011, with that figure falling by 6.3 percentage points. This local area is now heavily Australian-born, with a typical resident claiming English, Australian or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.8%, followed by Australian at 29.6% and Scottish at 14.1%. Irish and German backgrounds are also present, making up 10.7% and 4.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.1%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 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 Dunwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321037/dunwich/topic/ancestry-heritage