43.5% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merrylands West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merrylands West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Merrylands West were born overseas, creating a multicultural atmosphere where global influences shape daily life. This diversity is evident in the mix of ancestries and birthplaces, with 43.5% of people arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (13.6%) and English (11.6%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Chinese (6.8%), Irish (3.5%) and Italian (3.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A high proportion of people were born overseas, with 43.5% of the population arriving from other countries. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%, putting Merrylands West among the highest areas for overseas births.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12600/merrylands-west/topic/ancestry-heritage