8.3% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meringandan West · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meringandan West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Meringandan West compared to the state and national figures. Only 8.3% of the population was born outside Australia, though this figure has risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 48.9%, followed by English at 41.5% and German at 12.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the primary birthplace for 89.5% of residents, while New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.6%.
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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315060/meringandan-west/topic/ancestry-heritage