13.3% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0838, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0838, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 13.3% of people in postcode 0838 were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most of Australia. The local population is predominantly Australian, English, or Irish by ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 35.6% and 33.6% of the population. Irish ancestry is also significant at 10.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Northern Territory average and has barely changed since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (71.3%), followed by England, New Zealand 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 0838, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0838/0838-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage