27.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Melbourne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong blend of British and European roots shapes the daily life of East Melbourne, where English and Australian ancestries are most common. While 67.2% of residents were born in Australia, over a quarter of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 38.1%, followed by Australian (23.3%), Irish (17.9%), and Scottish (13.8%) roots. Chinese ancestry is also represented at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas, though this is about the same as the national figure. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (4.4%), New Zealand (2.9%), and China (2.0%).
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 East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20830/east-melbourne/topic/ancestry-heritage