26.5% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melton West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melton West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Melton West were born overseas, with 26.5% arriving from other countries. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 30% of the population. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish, Irish and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 67.7% of residents were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.4%. This is followed by England at 2.8%, New Zealand at 2.4% and the Philippines at 1.5%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21644/melton-west/topic/ancestry-heritage