33.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merriwa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merriwa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Merriwa were born overseas, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the community's ancestry, with English and Australian being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44%, followed by Australian at 31.1%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, each accounting for around 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.9% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 59.1% were born in Australia, 12.1% came from England and 4.4% from 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 Merriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50939/merriwa/topic/ancestry-heritage