5.5% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Marian · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Marian compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other regions.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of residents claim Australian ancestry, with English at 39.3%, Irish at 10.3%, and Scottish at 9.2% making up the other most common groups.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland rate of 22.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.9%), followed by small numbers from New Zealand and England.
5.5% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Marian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31766/marian/topic/ancestry-heritage