12.6% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0847, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0847, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 0847 than in the rest of the country. Only 12.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This pattern has remained steady for a decade, with the proportion of overseas-born residents barely changing since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are English at 18.2% and Australian at 12.3%. Other notable groups include Irish (4.7%), Chinese (3.5%) and German (3.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 73.3% of the population born in Australia, the overseas-born rate is well below the Northern Territory's 21.8%. Among those born abroad, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 4.1%, followed by India and China at 1.3% each.
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 0847, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0847/0847-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage