7.0% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merinda · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merinda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small proportion of people in Merinda (L) were born overseas, with only 7% of the population born outside Australia. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.6%, followed by Australian at 33.8% and Scottish at 8.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%. This share has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011, and the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
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 Merinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322078/merinda/topic/ancestry-heritage