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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.

Fewer people born overseas now live in Very Remote Australia, with the figure falling to 15.0%. This area is much more Australian-born than the rest of the country. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each representing about 24% of the population.

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📍 Very Remote Australia, Remoteness Area

Where Very Remote Australia sits — People born overseas

15.0% ▼ -12.7%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Very Remote Australia — higher than 54% of areas.

Very Remote Australia15.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are English at 23.7% and Australian at 23.5%, followed by Irish at 6.1% and Scottish at 5.8%.

Ancestry

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Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between English (35%) and Australian (34%), with Irish at 9%.

English 23.7% Australian 23.5% Irish 6.1% Scottish 5.8% German 2.4% Italian 2.2% Filipino 1.3% Dutch 1.2% Chinese 0.9% Indian 0.6%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 15.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is a decline from 17.2% in 2011, with 66.0% of the population born in Australia.

People born overseas

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15.0% ▼ -12.7%

Higher than 54% of remoteness area areas.

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

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/RA54/very-remote-australia/topic/ancestry-heritage