45.8% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0800, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0800, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A jump of 15 percentage points since 2011 marks a significant shift in the makeup of postcode 0800. Nearly half of the people here were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This trend has seen the overseas-born population rise to 45.8%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 24.2%, followed by Australian at 16.9% and Irish at 9.0%. Other common backgrounds include Chinese and Scottish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 45.8%, the proportion of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the Northern Territory's 21.8%. While 42.8% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are Nepal, England, China, and India.
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 0800, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0800/0800-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage