13.1% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Litchfield · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Litchfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slight rise in the overseas-born population has shifted the makeup of Litchfield, where 13.1% of people now live away from their birth country. This represents a small increase since 2011, though the area remains much more Australian-born than the rest of the territory and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian at 39.1% and English at 34.6%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage are also frequently cited by residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of Australia or the Northern Territory, though this figure rose slightly from 12.3% in 2011 to 13.1%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.0%), followed by England, New Zealand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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 Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72300/litchfield/topic/ancestry-heritage