Mayor Mathew Dickerson said in the council chambers, he enjoyed being able to regularly welcome people to the city.

Cr Dickerson said he applauded all 19 of the new citizens for taking the initiative to relocate from their homelands.

"Dubbo's multicultural society is commendable," he said.

It was the first Citizenship Ceremony Parkes MP Mark Coulton had been able to attend.

"It's great to have been included here today," Mr Coulton said.

"I understand how difficult the process has been for many of you to get to where you are today," he said.

Mr Coulton said he was pleased with how the Dubbo community had become so much more interesting and diverse across the years.

Jenny Hemsley, who located from Peru, said she had been living at Dubbo for six years.

Mrs Hemsley said her favourite thing about Dubbo was the friendly nature of the people.

Sunil Suhagiye, from India, said he had moved to Dubbo two years ago.

Now an employee at Furney's Pet Extra, Mr Suhagiye said he appreciated the community and country life.

Owner of two local businesses, Jamal Din, said he had been living in the central west for 13 years.

Mr Din, who owns Indian Takeaway Centre in Centro as well as a Kebab store in Orana Mall, relocated from Pakistan.

He said it was a long process to bring his family to Australia, but everyone was "settled and happy in Dubbo".

Deepa Khadka, from Nepal, moved to Australia five-and-a-half years ago.

Now a graduated nurse, Miss Khadka works at both Dubbo Private Hospital and Dubbo Nursing Home.

She said she found Dubbo to be a peaceful place with plenty of kind people.

Pakistan migrant Ghulam Mustafa came to Australia more than four years ago.

A recipient of the Endeavor Award Scholarship, Mr Mustafa was funded by the organisation to study auto mechanics in Melbourne.

After moving to Dubbo two years ago, Mr Mustafa has since started his own business, Dubbo Car Clinic, after his time at Western Plains Automotive.

Richard Kweka, of Tanzania, has spent the last seven years at Dubbo.

A trained social worker, Mr Kweka said he believed he and his family were well treated in Australia and had no plans to move in the future.