29.8% ▲ +80.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lee Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lee Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Lee Point were born overseas, showing a more diverse mix of backgrounds than the typical Northern Territory suburb. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though New Zealand and the Philippines also feature strongly in the area's birthplace data.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.8%, followed by Australian at 18.1% and Scottish at 11.7%. Irish and Italian roots are also present, each making up 5.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas, 29.8% of residents live here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. While 46.8% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are New Zealand (5.3%), England (4.3%), and the Philippines (4.3%).
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 Lee Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70162/lee-point/topic/ancestry-heritage