25.6% ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Durack
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Durack were born overseas, which is well above the Northern Territory figure. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a community where Australian and English ancestries are most common, alongside significant Filipino and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 34.8%, followed by English at 30.9%. Other frequent responses include Irish (9.8%), Scottish (9.0%) and Filipino (6.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure much higher than most similar areas and well above the Territory average. While 69.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are the Philippines (3.8%), New Zealand (2.9%), England (2.9%) and India (2.5%).
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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70084/durack/topic/ancestry-heritage