28.8% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mentone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mentone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Mentone than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the proportion of residents born outside Australia has risen to 28.8% over the last ten years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.9%, followed by Australian at 28.0%, Irish at 13.5%, Scottish at 10.9%, and Italian at 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 28.8% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure and up 2.3 points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (68.6%), followed by England (4.7%), China (2.7%), India (1.9%), and New Zealand (1.8%).
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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031190/mentone/topic/ancestry-heritage