16.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
0886, NT · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 0886, NT
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small decline in overseas-born residents has occurred in postcode 0886 since 2011. The area is now mostly made up of people with Australian and English heritage, with 70.6% of the population born here in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 30.6% and English at 28.6%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also noted, making up a smaller part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below the Northern Territory's 21.8%. This share has fallen 1.4 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand and England 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 0886, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0886/0886-nt/topic/ancestry-heritage