12.5% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
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.
An overwhelming 77.6% of people in Maryvale were born in Australia. This high proportion of local-born residents means the area is far less diverse than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.1% and 41.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.8% and 11.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of the population were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
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/SAL31782/maryvale/topic/ancestry-heritage