16.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jabiru · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jabiru
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 70.6% of people in Jabiru were born in Australia, making it a community with a strong domestic base. While many residents trace their roots to Australian, English, or Irish ancestry, the area has a higher share of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 30.6% and 28.6% of the population respectively. Irish ancestry is also notable at 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Jabiru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70136/jabiru/topic/ancestry-heritage