15.6% —
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0873, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0873, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have been born overseas in postcode 0873 since 2016, with the share rising to 15.6%. This area remains predominantly Australian-born, though it shows a diverse mix of European roots. Most residents identify with Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 26.9% and English at 26.3%. Other notable groups include Irish (7.4%), Scottish (6.1%) and German (4.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 3.3 points since 2016 to 15.6%, though this is still far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (74.3%), followed by England, New Zealand, the Philippines and India.
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 0873, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0873/0873-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage