21.2% ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dunsborough · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dunsborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Dunsborough were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. While this is well below the national figure, the overseas-born population has risen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011. Most residents identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 47.7% and 39.2% of the population. Irish (11.1%) and Scottish (10.8%) heritages are also prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.2% of people were born outside Australia, though this is far below the Western Australian average of 32.2%. Most of these residents come from England (8.2%) and New Zealand (2.5%).
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 Dunsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514002/dunsborough/topic/ancestry-heritage