25.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Middle Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Middle Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for residents in Middle Point, where 30.9% of people claim this background. The area has a diverse mix of origins, with over a quarter of the population born outside Australia. This is well above the Northern Territory average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 50.9% of the population. Scottish, Chinese, and Vietnamese heritage also feature prominently, with each group making up between 7.3% and 9.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. While 54.5% were born in Australia, Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.3%.
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 Middle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70184/middle-point/topic/ancestry-heritage