15.9% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Virginia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Virginia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Virginia compared to the rest of the country. Only 15.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a community with a much stronger concentration of Australian-born residents than the typical Northern Territory or Australian area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.4% and 36.9% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 73.9% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.9%. This is well below the Northern Territory average and far below the Australian figure. The most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031034/virginia/topic/ancestry-heritage