53.5% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Melbourne
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people living in West Melbourne were born overseas, creating a diverse mix of cultures in the neighborhood. This high level of international migration is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English backgrounds are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 21.2%, followed by English at 18.6% and Australian at 14.3%. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 8.2% and Indian at 6.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 53.5%, the proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 41.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 10.6% and India at 6.9%.
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 West Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22757/west-melbourne/topic/ancestry-heritage