15.3% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tennant Creek · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tennant Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root for people in Tennant Creek, making up 15.3% of the population. The area has a diverse mix of heritage, with English and Filipino roots also featuring strongly. While the overseas-born population has grown recently, it remains much lower than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, at 15.3% and 14.2% respectively, followed by Irish, Scottish and Filipino roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 5.0 points since 2011 to reach 15.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still far below the 27.7% national figure and well below the Northern Territory's 21.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tennant Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Tennant Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715007/tennant-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage