36.0% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Larrakeyah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Larrakeyah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people were born overseas in Larrakeyah compared to the rest of the territory. Over a third of residents were born outside Australia, making the area much more internationally diverse than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.9%, followed by Australian at 22.7% and Irish at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 36% of people were born overseas, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and well above the national average. This proportion rose by 7 points since 2011, with Nepal (8.5%) and the Philippines (3.4%) being common birthplaces after Australia.
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 Larrakeyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011005/larrakeyah/topic/ancestry-heritage