16.5% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ross · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Ross, where most people trace their family history back to the British Isles. This is a place with deep ties to the land, as the proportion of residents born in Australia is far higher than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 30% and 28.8% of the population respectively, followed by Irish, Scottish, and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Northern Territory average and far below the national rate, though this rose 2.2 points since 2011.
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 Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011051/ross/topic/ancestry-heritage