36.0% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Larrakeyah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Larrakeyah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Larrakeyah, where nearly 29% of residents identify with those roots. This mix of backgrounds is combined with a very high proportion of overseas-born residents, making the area much more diverse than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Irish, Scottish and German ancestries are the most common in the area, with English and Australian roots each claimed by over a fifth of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the Northern Territory's 21.8% and well above the Australian average. While 53.9% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are Nepal, the Philippines, England and India.
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 Larrakeyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70159/larrakeyah/topic/ancestry-heritage