Mepunga · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Mepunga

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Very few things have changed in the ancestral makeup of Mepunga since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly of British and European descent, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.

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📍 Mepunga, Suburb / Locality

Where Mepunga sits — People born overseas

11.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mepunga — lower than 51% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Mepunga11.1%
3277, VIC 5.1%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most frequent at 58.3%, followed by Australian at 30.6% and Irish at 22.2%.

Ancestry

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In Mepunga, the largest group is English at 48%, followed by Australian (25%) and Irish (18%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 11.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%.

11.1%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Mepunga, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mepunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21650/mepunga/topic/ancestry-heritage