29.3% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Darwin · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Darwin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Darwin were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas at this level. This mix is clear in the city's ancestry, where Australian and English roots are most common, but Filipino heritage also has a strong presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common at 27.6% and 26.9%, followed by Irish (8.4%), Scottish (7.3%), and Filipino (5.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A high 29.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Northern Territory's 21.8% and slightly higher than the national figure. This proportion has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011, with the Philippines (4.1%) and India (3.0%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7002/darwin/topic/ancestry-heritage