6.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Edith · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Edith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Edith, making up 35.5% of the population. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of residents arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 35.5% and 28% of residents. Other common backgrounds include Irish, German, and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, while those from other countries primarily come from England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Edith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70090/edith/topic/ancestry-heritage