11.1% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meerlieu · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meerlieu
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British roots define the heritage of Meerlieu, where half the population claims English ancestry. Most residents were born in Australia, creating a community with very few overseas-born inhabitants compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most common, accounting for 50% of residents. Australian ancestry follows at 26.7%, with Scottish and Irish roots making up another 30% combined.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 73.3% of the population were born in Australia, while 3.3% were born in England.
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 Meerlieu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21639/meerlieu/topic/ancestry-heritage