16.5% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0850, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0850, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines postcode 0850, where nearly 70% of residents were born in Australia. While the area has become more diverse over the last decade, it remains far less multicultural than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 28.7% and 22.7% of the population. Irish, Scottish and German heritage also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average and well below the Northern Territory. This proportion has risen 5.1 percentage points since 2011, with the Philippines and Nepal being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 0850, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0850/0850-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage