22.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meridan Plains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meridan Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 23% of people in Meridan Plains were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. While the community has strong ties to the UK and Ireland, it reflects a mix of global backgrounds alongside a large Australian-born population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, accounting for 43.1% and 36.6% of residents. Other significant groups include people with Irish, Scottish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 71.6% of residents were born in Australia, those born overseas make up 22.7% of the population. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, though it is about the same as the Queensland average.
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 Meridan Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31807/meridan-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage