25.8% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Marrara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Marrara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of the people in Marrara were born overseas, making it more diverse than most similar areas. The community is a mix of many backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, each held by nearly 30% of residents. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Chinese.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.8% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and much higher than most areas. While 66.6% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and India.
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 Marrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70178/marrara/topic/ancestry-heritage