31.4% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Araluen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Araluen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Araluen, where 31.4% of residents were born overseas. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and much higher than most similar areas. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, together making up over half the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 26.9% and Australian at 25.7%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries are also represented, making up 9.7%, 8.6%, and 6.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.4% of people were born overseas, which is 9.6 percentage points higher than the Northern Territory average. While 63.7% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are India at 5.4% and New Zealand at 5.1%.
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 Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70015/araluen/topic/ancestry-heritage