34.5% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murrumbeena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Murrumbeena, where 26% of people claim these roots. The area is notably international, with more than a third of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides English and Australian roots, which are the most common, many residents identify as Irish (10.8%), Chinese (9.9%), or Scottish (8.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A high proportion of the community was born outside Australia. At 34.5%, this is among the highest figures for similar areas and sits well above the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) rates, with India and China being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/ancestry-heritage