25.3% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maroondah · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maroondah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Maroondah were born overseas, bringing a diverse range of backgrounds to the area. While the population remains largely rooted in English and Australian ancestry, the number of residents born abroad has grown steadily over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 35.9% and 32.9% respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese backgrounds also make up significant portions of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Despite being much higher than most areas, this is still a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Maroondah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24410/maroondah/topic/ancestry-heritage