16.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 60% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
A gap of more than 11 percentage points separates Remote Australia from the national figure for overseas birthplaces. While 16% of people here were born abroad, the Australian average is much higher at 27.7%. Most residents identify as having Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 35.3% and 34.4% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also make up a combined 19.7% of the total.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 16%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure. This has barely changed since 2011. Outside of those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand, England, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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/RA53/remote-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage