The men, women and children undertook their citizenship ceremony at the Celebrating Australia Day in Dubbo event at Victoria Park.

Mayor Mathew Dickerson conducted the ceremony and said it always reminded him of how great the country we lived in was.

"Out of all the countries in the world they've chosen this country," he said.

Former US citizen Jennifer Polk moved to Australia for love.

She met her partner during a European holiday eight years ago and moved to Australia to be with him about two years later.

The couple lived in the Blue Mountains before they relocated to Dubbo four years ago.

Ms Polk said she loved Australia and Dubbo and only had trouble with one aspect of the Australian lifestyle.

"Dubbo is a great small town, I feel like it has so much to offer," she said.

"Australia is such a welcoming country and it's not too different to the US, so I had a smooth transition.

"I'm just still getting used to the Aussie lingo."

Harminder Singh and his wife moved from India to Australia seven years ago for educational purposes.

He is a caretaker and his wife is a chef.

The pair said they had experienced a lot of countries, but decided they loved Australia and wanted to stay.

"The people are very broad-minded and respect each other's rights," Mr Singh said.

"In Dubbo it is very quiet and the people are very welcoming."

Yashodha and Thedini Ediriweera moved to Australia almost five years ago.

Their mother moved to study medicine and they lived in Sydney for two years.

The Ediriweeras moved to Dubbo, so their mother could work in a rural location and Yashodha said they have loved the move.

"It's a great community, there are so many opportunities," she said.

"The people are so nice, it's such a tight-knit community."