43.6% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maribyrnong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maribyrnong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultures shapes daily life in Maribyrnong, where 43.6% of people were born overseas. This level of international background is far above the national figure, creating a community with a wide range of global influences.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has a varied ancestral makeup, with English (16.6%), Chinese (15.7%), and Australian (15.1%) as the most common. Vietnamese ancestry is also prominent at 14.6%, followed by Italian at 8.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas rates are among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above Victoria's 30.0% and Australia's 27.7%. While 52.9% of residents were born in Australia, many others arrived from Vietnam (11.4%), China (3.6%), and India (3.1%).
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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21604/maribyrnong/topic/ancestry-heritage