5.9% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 97% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
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 is the most common ancestry in Very Remote Australia, making up 28.0% of the population. This region is defined by a very high proportion of people born in Australia and a small number of overseas arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with Australian ancestry, many residents claim English (24.5%), Irish (7.4%), and Scottish (6.6%) roots, while German ancestry is listed by 3.6% of people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (82.2%).
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/RA34/very-remote-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage