20.9% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gray
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just over 20% of people in Gray were born overseas, reflecting a mix of backgrounds with Australian and English as the most common ancestries. While this is similar to the Northern Territory average, it is well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 28.7% and 27.5% of the population respectively. Other frequent ancestries include Irish, Scottish, and Filipino.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births rose 2.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.9%. While this is about the same as the Northern Territory average, it is much lower than the 27.7% seen across Australia, with the Philippines being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.4%.
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 Gray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041039/gray/topic/ancestry-heritage