16.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Montmorency · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Montmorency
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A smaller share of the Montmorency population was born overseas compared to 2011, with only 16.5% of residents now born outside Australia. This is far below the national figure, making it a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up about 40% and 37% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, while Italian ancestry accounts for 8.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 16.5% of residents born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the Victorian and national figures. Most people here were born in Australia (81%), followed by England at 3.6%.
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 Montmorency [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21735/montmorency/topic/ancestry-heritage