8.3% ▼ -64.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Miriam Vale · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Miriam Vale
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 Miriam Vale compared to the state or national average. Only 8.3% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has dropped significantly since the last census. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim English (46.5%) or Australian (46.2%) ancestry. Scottish roots are also common at 12.2%, followed by Irish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents fell 15 points since 2011 to just 8.3%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (83.4%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 Miriam Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322082/miriam-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage