27.0% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 27% of people in Melton were born overseas, a figure that sits roughly in line with the national average. While the area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, it is well below the Victoria state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 29% and English at 28.8%, followed by Irish, Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born in Australia make up 62.9% of the population, while the largest overseas groups are from England and New Zealand, each at 2.7%.
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21642/melton/topic/ancestry-heritage