14.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonlight Flat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonlight Flat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the identity of Moonlight Flat, where 83.6% of residents claim one of these two ancestries. While the area has a strong British heritage, it remains a predominantly Australian-born community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.1%, followed by Australian at 36.5% and Scottish at 17.6%. German and Irish roots are also present, accounting for 9.4% and 8.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.0%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Moonlight Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21743/moonlight-flat/topic/ancestry-heritage