8.5% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merah North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merah North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local heritage defines Merah North, where nearly half the population claims Australian ancestry. Most people here were born in Australia, making it far less diverse than the typical New South Wales town.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 47.3%, followed by English (37.2%), Irish (17.8%), and Scottish (14.7%) roots. German ancestry is also present for 5.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This reflects a local population where 81.4% were born in Australia.
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 Merah North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12583/merah-north/topic/ancestry-heritage