34.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melville · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Melville, where over a third of the population was born in another country. This mix of heritage is most visible in the local ancestry, with English and Australian roots being the most common, followed by a significant Chinese community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common here, while Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 12.1%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds each make up 9.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with the most common birthplaces outside Australia being England, China, India 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55320/melville/topic/ancestry-heritage