14.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merricks · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merricks
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Half of the people in Merricks claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong traditional British and Irish influence in its family histories.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most frequent at 50%, followed by Australian at 35.9%. Scottish and Irish ancestry are also common, cited by 20.1% and 12.5% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The vast majority are born in Australia (81.5%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 8.2%.
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 Merricks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21662/merricks/topic/ancestry-heritage