14.3% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meldale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meldale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Ancestry and birthplace patterns in Meldale have remained steady since 2011, with English and Australian roots continuing to dominate. Most people here were born in Australia, and those with European heritage make up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 53.5%, followed by Australian at 30.9% and Irish at 12.6%. Other significant groups include Scottish at 7.8% and German at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.3% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 75.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 4.3% and New Zealand at 2.6%.
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 Meldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31800/meldale/topic/ancestry-heritage