35.7% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melton · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 35% of people in Melton were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This high level of migration has shaped the area's diverse makeup, with a significant number of residents claiming Indian and Filipino roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 20.9% and English at 18.5%. These are followed by Indian (8.0%), Italian (6.0%), and Filipino (4.7%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 35.7% of the population, a figure that rose 7.9 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above the 27.7% national average; India (8.0%) and the Philippines (3.3%) are the most common birthplaces outside 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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24650/melton/topic/ancestry-heritage