43.6% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brinkin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brinkin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Brinkin were born overseas, creating a highly international feel for the area. This global mix is far more pronounced here than in the rest of the Northern Territory or across Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, both at around 20%, followed by Chinese, Irish, and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-three point six percent of people here were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While about half the population is Australian-born, there are significant numbers from India, the Philippines, China, and Nepal.
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 Brinkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70040/brinkin/topic/ancestry-heritage