5.8% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maiden Gully · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Maiden Gully is shaped by a very strong connection to traditional roots, as nearly 92% of residents were born in Australia. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, creating a community with a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.6%, followed closely by Australian at 44.2%. Other notable roots include Scottish (12.8%), Irish (12.3%), and German (4.7%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national average of 27.7%. Outside of the 91.8% born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, India, and New Zealand.
5.8% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Maiden Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21574/maiden-gully/topic/ancestry-heritage