Daly · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Daly

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Few places in the region have as small a proportion of overseas-born residents as Daly. Only 8.5% of people here were born in another country, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes it one of the lowest areas for overseas births in the same category.

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📍 Daly, State Electorate

Where Daly sits — People born overseas

8.5% ▲ +5.8%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 0 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 1 area
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 3 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 17 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 31 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 35 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 30 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 32 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 22 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 21 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 20 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 25 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 31 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 22 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 17 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 17 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 24 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 20 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 12 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 15 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 12 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 10 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 6 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 6 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 8 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 4 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 3 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Daly — lower than 96% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Daly8.5%
Rest of NT 12.7%
Northern Territory 21.8%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

People in Daly most commonly claim Australian ancestry at 21.5%, followed closely by English at 20.7%. Other common ancestral roots include Irish, Scottish and German.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Northern Territory figure by 13 points and 19 points lower than the national average. Most residents were born in Australia (77.9%), while the next most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand.

8.5% ▲ +5.8%

Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70009/daly/topic/ancestry-heritage