28.8% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melton West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melton West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 29% of people in Melton West were born overseas, a figure that has jumped by 9.7 percentage points since 2011. This growth has created a diverse community where Australian and English ancestries are the most common, though Indian roots are also strongly represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most frequent at 28.6% and 27.1% respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Indian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.8% of residents were born outside Australia, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is a little below the Victorian figure of 30.0%, it is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Melton West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041358/melton-west/topic/ancestry-heritage