34.9% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nightcliff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nightcliff
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Nightcliff, where 28.4% of people claim these roots. This coastal suburb is far more diverse than the national average, with over a third of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 28.4% and 24.7% of the area. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Indian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than one in three people here were born overseas, a figure that has risen 5 percentage points since 2011. At 34.9%, this is far above the Northern Territory figure and well above the national average, with India being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.1%.
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 Nightcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021025/nightcliff/topic/ancestry-heritage