8.2% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barkly · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barkly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few people born overseas live in Barkly, which means the area is much more homogenous than the rest of the country. Only 8.2% of the population was born in another country. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents share a similar birthplace and ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 12.0% and 11.3% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of people in Barkly were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While this is among the lowest rates for similar areas, the proportion has risen 2.7 points since 2011.
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70004/barkly/topic/ancestry-heritage