12.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0846, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0846, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in postcode 0846, where 27.4% of people claim this heritage. The area is predominantly born in Australia, with a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the Territory and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is the next most common at 24.3%, followed by Irish at 6.9% and Scottish at 5.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011 and is far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (65.6%), while the next most common birthplaces are New Zealand and England.
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 0846, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0846/0846-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage