6.8% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meringandan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meringandan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English roots are the most common heritages in Meringandan, with both groups making up over 41% of the population. This is a place with deep ties to these backgrounds and a very small proportion of people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has a strong British heritage, with those of Australian, English, Irish, and Scottish descent all featuring prominently. German ancestry is also common here, accounting for 15.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and lower than most other areas. Most of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 87.4% of residents.
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 Meringandan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31808/meringandan/topic/ancestry-heritage