11.8% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0840, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0840, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people born overseas have lived in postcode 0840 since 2011, with the figure falling from 14.1% to 11.8%. Most residents now identify with English or Australian ancestry, while the area remains far less diverse in birthplaces than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.2%, followed by Australian at 34.8%, Irish at 11.2%, Scottish at 6.6%, and German at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7% and well below the Northern Territory's 21.8%. Most people were born in Australia (71.6%), with England (4.8%) and New Zealand (2.4%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 0840, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0840/0840-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage