12.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merewether · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merewether
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as many people as other similar areas were born overseas in Merewether, though the overall proportion remains very low. Only 12.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.2% and 39.3% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (85.0%), meaning the 12.3% born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.0%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12584/merewether/topic/ancestry-heritage