6.3% ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meringandan · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meringandan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Meringandan (L) than in the rest of the state. Only 6.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 44.5% and 42.0% of the community. German ancestry is also notable at 16.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia, at 89.3%, with the next most common birthplaces being South Africa and England. While the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Queensland average, it has risen slightly to 6.3% since 2011.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322079/meringandan/topic/ancestry-heritage