9.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maryvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maryvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Maryvale, where 51.2% of residents claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, Italian ancestry is a notable part of the local mix at 16.3%, followed by Irish (9.3%) and Scottish (7.0%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (88.4%), while Italy is the most common overseas birthplace at 9.3%.
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 Maryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21621/maryvale/topic/ancestry-heritage