34.7% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melville · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The share of people born overseas in Melville has barely changed since 2011, remaining at a high 34.7%. This makes it a diverse area where over a third of residents were born in another country, a figure well above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.5%, followed by Australian at 28.4% and Chinese at 12.3%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds both sit around 9.6% to 9.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 34.7% of residents born overseas, Melville's figure is a little above the Western Australian average and well above the Australian figure. Most people were born in Australia (62.0%), while the most common other birthplaces are England (6.6%) and China (2.1%).
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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50704/melville/topic/ancestry-heritage