22.2% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Palmerston · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Palmerston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people are born overseas in Palmerston than a decade ago, with the share rising by 7.0 percentage points since 2011. It is now a diverse area where nearly a quarter of the population was born outside Australia. Filipino and English roots are particularly prominent here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 33.6% and 29.4% of the population. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Filipino ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 22.2% of people here were born overseas, which is about the same as the Northern Territory figure but well below the national average. The Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.6%.
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70104/palmerston/topic/ancestry-heritage