14.3% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alligator · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alligator
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Alligator, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. This creates a community with deep ties to the land, as seen in the high proportion of residents claiming Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestral backgrounds, making up 28.0% and 27.6% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 8.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and well below the Northern Territory's 21.8%. This proportion has barely changed 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 Alligator [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031057/alligator/topic/ancestry-heritage