35.5% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Desert Springs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Desert Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of residents in Desert Springs were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This makes the community much more diverse than the Northern Territory average. While many people trace their roots to England and Ireland, the population remains a mix of various global backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.6%, followed by Australian at 26.6% and Irish at 11.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present, making up 9.6% and 8.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.5% of people were born overseas, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and well above the national 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (60.5%), but India is the next most common birthplace at 4%.
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 Desert Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70078/desert-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage