25.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murrah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murrah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong British and Irish heritage shapes daily life in Murrah, where more than half the population identifies as English, Australian, or Irish. This traditional makeup is mirrored in the birthplace data, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia or England.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (34.1%), Australian (32.9%), and Irish (24.4%) are the most common ancestries, with Scottish and German roots also appearing in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.6% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Murrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12860/murrah/topic/ancestry-heritage