11.9% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merredin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merredin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Merredin than in the rest of the state, with only 11.9% born abroad. Most residents here share an Australian or English heritage, making the town's roots deeply tied to these two groups.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 42.3% and 40.6% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also feature in the community's heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 11.9% of people born overseas is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (75.7%), followed by smaller groups from England 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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50938/merredin/topic/ancestry-heritage