9.6% ▲ +49.5%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Katherine · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Katherine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population in Katherine was born overseas, rising to 9.6% by 2021. While this is still far below the national figure, it marks a steady increase in international arrivals over the last decade. Most residents identify as Australian or English by ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 19.1%, followed by English at 15.7% and Irish at 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people here were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the 27.7% national figure. This proportion rose 3.2 percentage points since 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being the Philippines, 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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70205/katherine/topic/ancestry-heritage