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Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area

Ancestry & Birthplace in Very Remote Australia

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian ancestry is the most common background in Very Remote Australia, where 31% of people claim this heritage. The region is dominated by people born in Australia and those with British and Irish roots, with very few residents arriving from overseas.

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Where Very Remote Australia sits — People born overseas

5.3% ▲ +7.4%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Very Remote Australia — lower than 99% of areas.

Very Remote Australia5.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Beyond those of Australian descent, English ancestry is the next most common at 28%, followed by Irish at 8.8% and Scottish at 6.7%. German ancestry accounts for 2.9% of the population.

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Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Australian (39%) and English (35%), with Irish at 11%.

Australian 31.0% English 28.0% Irish 8.8% Scottish 6.7% German 2.9% Italian 0.8% Chinese 0.7% Dutch 0.5% Indian 0.4% Greek 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 5.3% of people here were born overseas, which is among the lowest proportions for similar areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 4.9%.

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5.3% ▲ +7.4%

Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Very Remote Australia, Australia is the majority at 96%; New Zealand is next at 1%.

Australia 77.3% New Zealand 0.8% England 0.7% India 0.6% Nepal 0.3% Philippines 0.2% South Africa 0.1% China 0.1%

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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA14/very-remote-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage