10.0% —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Remainder of State/Territory
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mid-range level of overseas birth defines the Remainder of State/Territory (NT), where only 10% of people were born outside Australia. This region has a population with deep roots in Australian, English, and Irish ancestry. Most residents are born locally, contributing to a profile that is far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of the territory.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 29.7%, followed by English at 26.6%, Irish at 7.3%, and Scottish at 6.8%. German ancestry is also noted at 4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 77.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (2.2%) and New Zealand (1.5%).
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL731001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/ancestry-heritage