26.2% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alice Springs · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alice Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the population in Alice Springs was born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While the town has a strong mix of English, Australian, and Irish roots, it has seen a steady increase in people moving here from abroad over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 26.9% and Australian at 26.1%, followed by Irish (9.2%), Scottish (7.6%), and German (5.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.2% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8%. This proportion has risen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces after Australia being India, New Zealand, England, and the Philippines.
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7001/alice-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage