14.9% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murray Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murray Bridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people from abroad now call Murray Bridge home. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, the overseas-born population has risen since 2011 to reach 14.9% of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (38.8%) or Australian (36.5%) ancestry, followed by German (11.9%), Scottish (7.8%) and Irish (6.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though it is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia (78.5%), the most common birthplaces are the Philippines, England, China and New Zealand.
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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40987/murray-bridge/topic/ancestry-heritage