39.6% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melbourne - Inner East · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melbourne - Inner East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Melbourne - Inner East were born overseas, making it a far more international area than most of the country. This diversity is reflected in the ancestry mix, where Chinese and English roots are almost equally common. The region has become steadily more multicultural over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 24.2%, followed closely by English at 24.0% and Australian at 20.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also notable, making up 9.0% and 7.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 6.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 39.6%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 57.3% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from China at 11.2% and India at 2.8%.
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 Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/ancestry-heritage