16.9% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Montmorency - Briar Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower proportion of people were born overseas in Montmorency - Briar Hill compared to the rest of the state. While the overseas-born population has risen slightly to 16.9%, the area remains far less diverse in birthplaces than the Victorian and national averages.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 39.1%, followed by Australian at 35.4% and Irish at 14.8%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (80.4%), though England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.6%.
16.9% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Montmorency - Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011202/montmorency-briar-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage