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Ancestry & Birthplace in Daly Waters

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Changing patterns of migration have shaped Daly Waters, where 14.5% of the population was born overseas. This community shows a diverse mix of roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common backgrounds reported by residents.

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Where Daly Waters sits — People born overseas

14.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Daly Waters — higher than 63% of areas.

Daly Waters14.5%
0852, NT 4.6%
Northern Territory 21.8%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most frequent at 14.5%, followed closely by Australian at 12.7%. Irish, Italian, and German backgrounds are also common, each making up 7.3% of the population.

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Daly Waters splits fairly evenly between English (27%) and Australian (23%), with Irish at 13%.

English 14.5% Australian 12.7% Irish 7.3% Italian 7.3% German 7.3% Dutch 5.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

With 14.5% of people born overseas, this figure is higher than in most similar areas. However, it ever remains well below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and far below the national rate of 27.7%.

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In Daly Waters, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 23.6%

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 Daly Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70072/daly-waters/topic/ancestry-heritage