6.2% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merbein · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merbein
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer than 7% of people in Merbein were born overseas, making it a community with very deep local roots. Most residents trace their family history back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent at 43.9% and 41.4%, while Scottish and Irish roots are also common at 10.0% and 9.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This is much lower than most areas, with 84.0% of people born in Australia.
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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21653/merbein/topic/ancestry-heritage