26.9% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alice Springs · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alice Springs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds defines daily life in Alice Springs, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. This international character has grown significantly over the last decade, contributing to a community with deep roots in both Australia and abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 26.5% and Australian at 25.5%. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 26.9% of the population, a figure that is well above the Northern Territory average and has risen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011. While 66.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are 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/ucl/UCL712001/alice-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage