16.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moorilim · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moorilim
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Moorilim, where 72% of people claim Australian ancestry. This heritage shapes the local identity, with British origins remaining the most common ancestral links for the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Scottish ancestry are very common here, claimed by 36% and 32% of residents respectively, while 16% identify as Irish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30%.
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 Moorilim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21750/moorilim/topic/ancestry-heritage