Merryvale · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Merryvale

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A total absence of overseas-born residents makes Merryvale one of the most domestically born areas in the region. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots, with English being the most common ancestry at 31.3%.

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📍 Merryvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Merryvale sits — People born overseas

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Merryvale — lower than 99% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Merryvale0.0%
4340, QLD 7.8%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English is the most frequent ancestry at 31.3%, followed by Scottish at 12.5%. Australian, Irish, and German ancestries each account for 9.4% of the population.

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In Merryvale, the largest group is English at 43%, followed by Scottish (17%) and Australian (13%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

No one in Merryvale was born overseas, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Over half of the population was born in Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Merryvale, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Merryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31816/merryvale/topic/ancestry-heritage