6.1% ▲ —
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Timber Creek · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Timber Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Australian and English heritage defines the local identity in Timber Creek. Most residents trace their family roots to these two groups, and the area has a very low proportion of people born outside Australia compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 18.3%, followed closely by those identifying as Australian at 17.3%. Other notable family roots include Scottish, Irish, and Chinese origins.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and the national average of 27.7%. This is a rise of 6.1 percentage points since 2011, when no one in the area was born abroad.
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 Timber Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722031/timber-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage