9.3% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 80% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Remote Australia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Remote Australia compared to most other areas. Only 9.3% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. This creates a landscape where the vast majority of residents were born within the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.4% and English at 41.7%. Other significant groups include people with German (9.4%), Scottish (9.4%), and Irish (8.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is much lower than most areas and sits far below the Australian average of 27.7%.
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA43/remote-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage