15.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maroon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maroon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the identity of Maroon, where over half the people claim English ancestry. This small community is mostly Australian-born, with a population that is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 55.3%, followed by Australian at 38.8%. Other common roots include Irish at 14.5%, German at 13.8%, and Scottish at 11.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.7% national figure. The vast majority are born in Australia (80.3%), with New Zealand (6.6%) and England (3.3%) as the next most common 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 Maroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31773/maroon/topic/ancestry-heritage