31.6% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moil · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moil
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one third of the people in Moil were born overseas, making it far more diverse than most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is clear in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common, followed by Irish, Greek, and Filipino heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, each accounting for about a quarter of the population. Other significant groups include Irish (8.8%), Greek (7.8%) and Filipino (6.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Northern Territory's 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011, with the Philippines, England, India and New Zealand being the most common birthplaces outside 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 Moil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021024/moil/topic/ancestry-heritage