27.8% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonee Valley · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonee Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Italian ancestry is a standout feature of Moonee Valley, where 17.4% of people claim these roots. This strong European connection shapes a community where over a quarter of residents were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 24.0% and 23.2%, followed by Italian, Irish, and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011. While most people were born in Australia, the largest overseas birth groups come from Italy, India, Vietnam, and England.
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 Moonee Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25060/moonee-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage