38.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maribyrnong · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maribyrnong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The share of people born overseas in Maribyrnong fell by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. Despite this slight dip, 38% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure far above the national average. This diversity is reflected in a population with strong ties to Vietnam and China.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 23.4% and 20.7%. Vietnamese ancestry is also prominent at 11.4%, followed by Irish at 9.8% and Chinese at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 38% of people born overseas, Maribyrnong's figure is well above the 30% seen in Victoria and far above the 27.7% national average. Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace at 9%, followed by India at 3.4%.
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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24330/maribyrnong/topic/ancestry-heritage