27.5% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Marvel Loch · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Marvel Loch
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse roots shape daily life in Marvel Loch, where over a quarter of the population was born outside Australia. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community has a varied mix of heritage including Scottish and Italian backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 22.5%, followed by Australian at 20.8% and Scottish at 11.7%. Italian and Irish roots are also present, making up 7.5% and 5.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Beyond Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand at 5.0%, the Philippines at 3.3%, and England and China at 2.5% each.
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 Marvel Loch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50912/marvel-loch/topic/ancestry-heritage