2.2% ▲ +1359.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Arnhem · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Arnhem
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common listed heritage in West Arnhem, though it accounts for only 3.4% of the population. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of residents coming from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Small percentages of people identify with English (3.4%), Australian (2.6%), Irish (1.2%), Scottish (1.0%), and German (0.7%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this is among the lowest rates for similar areas, the proportion has risen slightly from 0.1% in 2011, with 95.2% of residents born in Australia.
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031061/west-arnhem/topic/ancestry-heritage