6.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Newmerella · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Newmerella
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people were born overseas in Newmerella, with only 6.0% of the population arriving from another country. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure. Most residents here share a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 39.3% and Irish at 10.1%. Scottish and German ancestries are also represented, making up 8.0% and 4.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (83.6%), while the smallest groups come from the Philippines, 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 Newmerella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21933/newmerella/topic/ancestry-heritage