26.1% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malak · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malak
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Malak were born overseas, which is well above the Northern Territory average. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where Australian and English roots are most common, followed by Irish, Filipino and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 26.9%, with English ancestry also which is high at 21.5%. Other notable groups include Irish (7.1%), Filipino (6.9%) and Scottish (6.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Northern Territory average. This is consistent with the birth data, where the Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.5%.
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 Malak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70169/malak/topic/ancestry-heritage