45.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merrylands - Guildford · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merrylands - Guildford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Merrylands - Guildford were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international mix is reflected in a wide variety of ancestral backgrounds, with Australian, English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 13.3% and English at 10.4%, followed by Chinese at 8.7%, Vietnamese at 4.4% and Indian at 3.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 45.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 3.6 percentage points since 2011, with the largest overseas birth groups being from China (3.9%), Vietnam (3.8%), India (2.6%) and Nepal (2.3%).
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 Merrylands - Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12503/merrylands-guildford/topic/ancestry-heritage