12.2% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merewether - The Junction · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merewether - The Junction
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.2% of people in Merewether - The Junction were born overseas, making it far less diverse in birthplace than most of the country. This is a very high proportion of Australian-born residents, with a strong heritage of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.3%, followed by Australian at 38.9% and Irish at 15.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it has risen slightly since 2011. Australia is the birthplace for 85% of the population, with England being the most common overseas origin at 2.9%.
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 Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031228/merewether-the-junction/topic/ancestry-heritage