10.3% ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barkly · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barkly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to Australian and English roots define the community of Barkly, where very few residents were born in other countries. This creates a local identity rooted in traditional origins, with the typical resident born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian at 13.5% and English at 13.3%, followed by Irish at 4.3% and Scottish at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory and national figures. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen 3.7 percentage 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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70202/barkly/topic/ancestry-heritage