6.0% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merbein · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merbein
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few overseas-born residents live in Merbein, where 83.2% of the population was born in Australia. This creates a community with deep local roots, as the proportion of people born abroad is far lower than the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by Australian (42.1%) and English (39.6%) roots, followed by Scottish, Irish, and Italian heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 6.6%.
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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021396/merbein/topic/ancestry-heritage