21.3% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palmerston - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palmerston - North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five people in Palmerston - North were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This reflects a diverse mix where Australian and English ancestries are most common, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are the most common, making up 36.5% and 32.1% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also feature, accounting for a combined 21.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 21.3% of residents born overseas is about the same as the Northern Territory average, but well below the national figure of 27.7%. While 72.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are the Philippines, England, New Zealand, and India.
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 Palmerston - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041041/palmerston-north/topic/ancestry-heritage