13.8% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petermann - Simpson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petermann - Simpson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Petermann - Simpson than in most other areas. Only 13.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a much lower figure than across the rest of the Northern Territory and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 16.5% and English at 15%, followed by Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, remaining well below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. While 73.6% were born in Australia, other birthplaces include the Philippines, New Zealand, England and Nepal.
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 Petermann - Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011050/petermann-simpson/topic/ancestry-heritage