12.3% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murrays Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murrays Bridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Murrays Bridge than in the rest of the state or country. While about 28% of Australians were born abroad, only 12.3% of people here share that experience. This makes it a community with very strong ties to Australia and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (35.8%), English (26.4%), or Scottish (20.8%) ancestry. Irish roots are also common at 17%, while German ancestry is much less frequent at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 70.8% of the population was born in Australia. For those born overseas, New Zealand and the Philippines are the most common birthplaces, each accounting for 6.6% of the population.
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 Murrays Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32086/murrays-bridge/topic/ancestry-heritage