29.9% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Darwin · Urban Centre
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, a figure well above the Northern Territory average. This mix of backgrounds makes it one of the most diverse areas of its size, with a significant number of residents arriving from across the globe over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, each making up over a quarter of the population, followed by Irish, Scottish and Filipino backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 29.9%, which is a little above the national figure. While 61.9% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are the Philippines, India, England and Nepal.
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/ucl/UCL703001/darwin/topic/ancestry-heritage