9.6% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Menzies · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Menzies
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Ancestry patterns have shifted in Menzies since 2011, with Filipino roots now making up 7.2% of the community. While most people here have Australian or English heritage, this mix of backgrounds creates a distinct local profile compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43.4% and 34.9% respectively. Irish roots are also prominent at 13.3%, followed by Filipino and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.6%.
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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40862/menzies/topic/ancestry-heritage