25.5% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Narrows · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Narrows
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in The Narrows were born overseas, reflecting a diverse mix of backgrounds. This creates a community where 25.5% of residents have roots outside Australia, with the most common ancestries being Australian, English, Irish, Scottish and Filipino.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (28.8%) and English (24.2%) are the most common ancestries here. Other notable groups include people of Irish, Scottish and Filipino descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 25.5% of residents born overseas is well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%, though it sits a little below the national average. Most people were born in Australia (67.1%), followed by the Philippines, England, China and Nepal.
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 The Narrows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70255/the-narrows/topic/ancestry-heritage