30.0% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merrimac · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merrimac
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of residents were born overseas in Merrimac than in the rest of Queensland. While 30% of the population grew up abroad, the local community remains rooted in British and European heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 38.8% and Australian at 29.2%. Other significant groups include Scottish (10.1%), Irish (9.6%), and German (4.2%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the Queensland figure of 22.7% and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (63.9%), followed by New Zealand (7.4%) and England (4.2%).
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 Merrimac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081260/merrimac/topic/ancestry-heritage