22.2% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palmerston · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palmerston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Palmerston compared to the national figure, though this has changed recently. While 22.2% of residents were born abroad, the area has seen a steady increase in its overseas-born population over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 33.5% and 29.3% of the population. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Filipino ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 22.2%. While this is about the same as the Northern Territory average, it remains well below the national figure, with the Philippines and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72800/palmerston/topic/ancestry-heritage