18.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maryvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maryvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Maryvale, where 31.3% of people claim this background. The community has a diverse mix of roots, with English, Irish, German, and Scottish ancestries also making up a significant part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 31.3% and English at 18.8%. Other notable groups include Irish (10.4%), German (8.3%), and Scottish (6.3%) descendants.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.8% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Maryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31781/maryvale/topic/ancestry-heritage