69.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Darwin Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Darwin Airport
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 70% of people in Darwin Airport were born overseas, a figure far above the Northern Territory and national averages. This international diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, with English and Indian heritage both accounting for 13% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Indian ancestry are the most common backgrounds here, each representing 13% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 69.6% of the area, which is far above the 21.8% seen across the Northern Territory. This is among the highest proportions for any similar area, although it fell 7.8 percentage points since 2011. India is the most common birthplace at 21.7%, followed by Australia at 17.4%.
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 Darwin Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011001/darwin-airport/topic/ancestry-heritage