41.1% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alice Springs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alice Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Alice Springs than in most similar areas, with 41.1% of residents arriving from other countries. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where English (19.9%) and Australian (10.4%) are the most common, followed by Irish and Indian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 19.9%, while Australian, Irish, Indian and Scottish roots also make up a significant part of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above both the Northern Territory and national figures. While 43.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (8.7%), New Zealand (5.6%), Nepal (3.9%) and Vietnam (1.7%).
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70005/alice-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage