11.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dowerin · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dowerin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only a small increase in the overseas-born population has been seen in Dowerin (L) since 2011. While 11.5% of residents were born outside Australia, the area remains dominated by people with English, Australian, and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 54.1% and 47.6% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 11.5%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure rose slightly from 10.5% in 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 6.2%.
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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522021/dowerin/topic/ancestry-heritage