46.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meadow Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meadow Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Meadow Heights were born overseas, a proportion that has risen slightly since 2011. This makes the area far more multicultural than the typical Australian suburb, with 46.3% of people born outside the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 12.2% and English at 9.4%, followed by Vietnamese at 3.8% and Italian at 2.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 46.3%, the share of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian average of 30.0%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are Vietnam, India, the Philippines, 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 Meadow Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051247/meadow-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage