28.4% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 29% of people in The Gardens were born overseas, reflecting a diverse population that has grown more international since 2011. Most residents identify with Australian, English, Irish or Scottish ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (28.8%) and English (27.1%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish (10.3%), Scottish (8.1%) and German (4.3%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 28.4%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. While 60.7% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include New Zealand (2.5%), Nepal (2.3%) and the Philippines (2.1%).
28.4% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in The Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70254/the-gardens/topic/ancestry-heritage