12.3% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Merredin · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Merredin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Merredin than in most similar areas, though the figure is still quite low. While 12.3% of residents were born abroad, the town remains predominantly Australian and British in its roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 42.0% and 40.3% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell from 17.9% in 2011 to 12.3% in 2021. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure 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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515023/merredin/topic/ancestry-heritage