9.4% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0837, NT · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for people in postcode 0837, where 34.2% of residents claim this heritage. This area is far less diverse in its birthplace than the rest of the territory or the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, the most common backgrounds are English at 23.7%, Irish at 7%, and Scottish at 5.9%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the Northern Territory's 21.8% and the national 27.7%. This low proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
9.4% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 0837, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0837/0837-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage