19.7% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maianbar · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maianbar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 20% of people in Maianbar were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, with a strong British and Irish heritage. This mix creates a profile that is more internationally diverse than nearby suburbs but still well below the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 42.3% and 40.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage also feature strongly, at 15.6% and 10.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.7% of residents were born overseas, which rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it is still well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%.
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 Maianbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121070/maianbar/topic/ancestry-heritage