6.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Arnhem · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Arnhem
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in East Arnhem than in the rest of the country. Only 6.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a distinct profile compared to the wider territory.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are Australian at 12% and English at 10.8%, followed by Irish and Scottish backgrounds at around 3% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 6.1% of people in East Arnhem were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Northern Territory's 21.8% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (84.6%), with small numbers from New Zealand and England.
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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70204/east-arnhem/topic/ancestry-heritage