7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maindample · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maindample
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Maindample compared to most similar areas. This small community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very low overseas birth rate of just 7.9%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, followed closely by English ancestry at 46%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 15.1% and 9.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.9% of people were born outside Australia, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30%. Most residents were born in Australia (88.7%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Maindample [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21579/maindample/topic/ancestry-heritage