23.9% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Denmark · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Denmark
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Denmark, making up 47.3% of the population. While the area has seen more people moving here from overseas in recent years, it remains less diverse in birthplaces than most of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most frequent, followed by Australian at 34.4%, Scottish at 11.9%, and Irish at 11.1%. German ancestry is also present at 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.9% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 6.1 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia, though it is among the highest for similar areas.
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 Denmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515009/denmark/topic/ancestry-heritage