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Nicholson · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Nicholson

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A steady pattern of local roots has remained in Nicholson, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. This community has very little overseas influence compared to the rest of the country, with no residents born outside Australia in the latest count.

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📍 Nicholson, Suburb / Locality

Where Nicholson sits — People born overseas

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nicholson — lower than 99% of areas.

Nicholson0.0%
0862, NT 5.7%
Northern Territory 21.8%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are English at 56.1% and Australian at 50.9%, followed by Scottish, Irish, and Dutch roots.

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Nicholson splits fairly evenly between English (39%) and Australian (35%), with Scottish at 11%.

English 56.1% Australian 50.9% Scottish 15.8% Irish 10.5% Dutch 10.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

No one in the area was born overseas, a figure far below the Northern Territory's 21.8% and Australia's 27.7%. This means 93.0% of residents were born in Australia.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Nicholson, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 93.0%

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 Nicholson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70209/nicholson/topic/ancestry-heritage