15.6% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meikleville Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meikleville Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Meikleville Hill, where 42.9% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, though it is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 37.1% of residents claiming Australian ancestry, many people here identify as Irish (14.4%) or Scottish (13.3%). German ancestry is also present for 7.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Those born overseas make up 15.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.6%), followed by England (4.4%) and New Zealand (1.8%).
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 Meikleville Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31798/meikleville-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage