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Melton South - Weir Views · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Melton South - Weir Views

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Melton South - Weir Views, where over a third of residents were born overseas. This international mix is reflected in a community where Australian and English ancestries are most common, but Indian heritage is also strongly represented.

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📍 Melton South - Weir Views, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Melton South - Weir Views sits — People born overseas

34.7% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Melton South - Weir Views — higher than 75% of areas.

Melton South - Weir Views34.7%
3338, VIC 35.6%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian (24.9%) and English (23.0%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Indian (6.9%), Irish (5.2%) and Scottish (5.1%) backgrounds.

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Melton South - Weir Views splits fairly evenly between Australian (32%) and English (30%), with Indian at 9%.

Australian 24.9% English 23.0% Indian 6.9% Irish 5.2% Scottish 5.1% German 2.8% Filipino 2.8% Italian 2.6% Chinese 1.8% Dutch 0.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

More than a third of people (34.7%) were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 30% seen across Victoria. India is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 7.5% of the population.

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 South - Weir Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041578/melton-south-weir-views/topic/ancestry-heritage