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Central Desert · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Central Desert

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 3.6% of people in Central Desert were born overseas, making it one of the areas with the lowest proportion of overseas-born residents in the country. This creates a population dominated by those born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from other nations.

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📍 Central Desert, Council (LGA)

Where Central Desert sits — People born overseas

3.6% ▲ +57.8%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Central Desert — lower than 95% of areas.

Central Desert3.6%
Rest of NT 12.7%
Northern Territory 21.8%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries in the area are English at 6.2% and Australian at 6.1%, followed by Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Northern Territory's 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%, though it rose 1.3 points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (89.1%), with small numbers from New Zealand and England.

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3.6% ▲ +57.8%

Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Central Desert, Australia is the majority at 98%; New Zealand is next at 1%.

Australia 89.1% New Zealand 0.7% England 0.5% India 0.3% Philippines 0.2% China 0.1% South Africa 0.1%

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 Central Desert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70620/central-desert/topic/ancestry-heritage