28.8% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mentone · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mentone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 29% of people in Mentone were born overseas, a figure a little above the national average. The area is much more diverse in its birthplaces than most similar places, though it remains slightly below the Victorian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 35.9%, followed by Australian at 28.0%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 68.6% of residents were born in Australia, 28.8% were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, China, India, and New Zealand.
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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21648/mentone/topic/ancestry-heritage