15.9% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Petermann · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Petermann
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 15.9% of people in Petermann were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most of Australia, with a population largely born within the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 15.9% and English at 13.8%, followed by Irish, Scottish, and German origins.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 15.9% of residents were born overseas—a figure higher than in most similar areas—this is well below the Northern Territory average. Aside from the 61.6% born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are the Philippines and South Africa.
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 Petermann [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70222/petermann/topic/ancestry-heritage