27.4% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0870, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0870, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the population in postcode 0870 was born overseas, reflecting a diverse community. This figure has climbed by 7.4 percentage points since 2011, making the area much more multicultural than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, together accounting for over half the population. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish at 9.6% and Scottish at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.4% of people were born overseas, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. While this is about the same as the national average, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.1%.
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 0870, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0870/0870-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage