15.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Nhulunbuy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Nhulunbuy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Nhulunbuy in 2021 compared to a decade ago. While the community remains predominantly of Australian and English descent, the proportion of residents born outside Australia has fallen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, accounting for 31.6% and 28.3% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure and fell 1.7 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (63.6%), with the next most common birthplaces being New Zealand, England, and the Philippines.
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 Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702041064/nhulunbuy/topic/ancestry-heritage