10.2% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meeniyan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meeniyan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Meeniyan identify as Australian by ancestry, with a very high proportion of residents born in Australia. This reflects a community with strong traditional roots, where the vast majority of the population was born locally rather than overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common at 44.5%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots. Together with those identifying as Australian, these groups make up the bulk of the area's heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most people here were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas 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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21637/meeniyan/topic/ancestry-heritage