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Maylands (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Maylands (East Metropolitan)

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

More people were born overseas in Maylands than in most similar areas. About 34.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Maylands (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Maylands (East Metropolitan) sits — People born overseas

34.3% ▼ -4.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Maylands (East Metropolitan) — higher than 73% of areas.

Maylands (East Metropolitan)34.3%
Greater Perth 36.0%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 34.4%, followed by Australian at 26.9% and Irish at 11.1%.

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In Maylands (East Metropolitan), the largest group is English at 32%, followed by Australian (25%) and Irish (10%).

English 34.4% Australian 26.9% Irish 11.1% Scottish 9.0% Italian 7.8% Chinese 5.8% Indian 3.6% German 2.9% Vietnamese 2.3% Dutch 1.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Over a third of the population was born overseas, though this is down 1.6 percentage points since 2011. While 61.3% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand and Vietnam.

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34.3% ▼ -4.5%

Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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 Maylands (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53402/maylands/topic/ancestry-heritage