15.0% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maaroom · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maaroom
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Maaroom than in most similar areas. While 15% of the population grew up in another country, this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. The community remains largely Australian-born, with a strong heritage of English and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the people here claim English ancestry, followed by Australian at 24.7% and Scottish at 17%. Irish and German roots are also common, making up 16.2% and 12.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15% of residents were born outside Australia, which is higher than in most similar areas. Most people here were born in Australia (79.4%), with New Zealand and England being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Maaroom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31716/maaroom/topic/ancestry-heritage