12.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merrimu · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merrimu
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 80% of people in Merrimu were born in Australia, making it far less diverse than the state and national averages. The area is primarily shaped by people of Australian and English descent, who together make up over two-thirds of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 36.5% and 31.2% of residents. Other notable heritage groups include Irish at 9.8%, Italian at 8.6%, and Scottish at 4.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 12.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). While 80.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, India, England, and Italy.
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 Merrimu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21668/merrimu/topic/ancestry-heritage