38.2% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Casuarina · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Casuarina
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Casuarina than in the rest of the Northern Territory. About 38.2% of residents were born abroad, which is far above the national figure and shows the area's strong international character.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 25% and English at 23%. Other notable groups include Chinese, Irish and Indian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births are much more common here than in most areas, rising 4.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 38.2%. While 54.2% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are India, the Philippines and China.
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 Casuarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70008/casuarina/topic/ancestry-heritage