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Borroloola · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Borroloola

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 5.7% of people in Borroloola were born overseas, making it a community with a very low proportion of overseas-born residents. Most people here identify with Australian, English, or Scottish ancestry.

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📍 Borroloola, Urban Centre

Where Borroloola sits — People born overseas

5.7% ▲ —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Borroloola — lower than 86% of areas.

Borroloola5.7%
0854, NT 5.7%
Northern Territory 21.8%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian is the most common ancestry at 12.6%, followed by English at 5.7% and Scottish at 2.4%.

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In Borroloola, the largest group is Australian at 48%, followed by English (22%) and Scottish (9%).

Australian 12.6% English 5.7% Scottish 2.4% Irish 1.5% German 1.3% Chinese 1.2% Dutch 0.8% Italian 0.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. This figure rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011, though 87.7% of residents were still born in Australia.

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5.7% ▲ —

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Borroloola, Australia is the majority at 99%; England is next at 0%.

Australia 87.7% England 0.4% China 0.4% New Zealand 0.4%

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 Borroloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721003/borroloola/topic/ancestry-heritage