3.0% ▲ +81.5%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
MacDonnell · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in MacDonnell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 3.0% of people in MacDonnell were born overseas, making it one of the least internationally diverse areas in the region. This low figure reflects a population where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born. While the number of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011, it remains far below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are Australian at 4.4% and English at 4.3%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born in Australia, 92.6% of residents were born here, which is far below the Northern Territory rate of 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. Other birthplaces include England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 MacDonnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72330/macdonnell/topic/ancestry-heritage