8.2% ▲ +141.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Arumbera · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Arumbera compared to the rest of the Territory. Only 8.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. Most people here identify with English, Australian, or Scottish ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 14.4%, followed by Australian at 5.1% and Scottish at 3.9%. Other reported ancestries include German and Irish.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, at 92.6%. This is far below the Northern Territory's 21.8% and Australia's 27.7% overseas birth rates.
8.2% ▲ +141.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Arumbera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70019/arumbera/topic/ancestry-heritage